The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

crease pensions of veterans of the
Spanish war, Philippine insurrection
and the Boxer rebellion and their
widows and dependents in an aggre-
gate of $1S,5O0,OO0 annually. The
measure went to conference for adj
justment of differences between the
house and senate provisions.
The senate judiciary committee, con-
sidering a resolution which seeks in
formation regarding the prosecution
of Senator Wheeler last summer was
baked by the refusal of Attorney Gen
eral Sargent to answer Senator
Walsh's questions. Mr. Sargent's re-
fusal was based on the ground that
the resolution was improper and that
the information desired by Senator
Walsh should not be disclosed because
publication would be incompatible
with the public interest"
COMPROMISE has been reached In
~ the controversy over the proposed
Great Lakes-Atlantic canal. Both
sides have agreed that the army en-
gineers shall survey both the all
American route and the st. Lawrence
route and report to congress next fall.
ID EN- w. HOOPER, w. L. McMeni-
II men and Samuel Higgins were
reappointed to the federal railroad
labor board by the President. Their
terms will probably be short, as 1t
seems certain the Watson-Parker bill
abolishing the board will be passed.
TWO measures contemplating de-
L veIopment of naval and CONNER
cial aviation were passed by the
house. One authorizes the $100000,-
600 tive-year naval aircraft program
which would give the navy 1914 new
planes. The other creates the office
of second assistant secretary of COM
merce for the regulation of CONNER
cial air transportation systems.
CHURCH, labor and peace organiza-
~ tions through their spokesman at
tackled the Capper-Johnson bin for
universal man power and complete
government control of industry in
time of war. before the senate mill
tary affairs committee The measure
has the backing of the secretary of
war and the American Legion.
ssyXT HAT we want is the strongest
w thing in enforcement and the
weakest thing in liquor" was the state
ment of Mrs. Henry Peabody of Bos-
ton before the senate committee when
the prohibition hearing was resumed
last week, and it summarized the
pleas of the "a women who were with
her as Representatives of numerous or
ganizations. Stepping forward in rapid
succession. they presented their argu-
ments succinctly and effectively. and
If they were rather lacking in sta
tistics, they made up for this by their
fervor and by the realization that they
were speaking for great bodies of
women firmly united in opposition to
any change in the volstead act unless
it were to make it more drastic.
Having yielded this day to the dry
women. the vets took charge again,
Father Kasaczun, a. priest of the
Pennsylvania anthracite region, and
Mrs. Viola Andrews, chief of proba-
ton officers in New York, told of the
evil effects of the Volstead law as OBJ
served by them in their respective ter
ritories; and the Moderation league of
New York offered huge mass of sta
tistics and graphs Then Gen. Lincoln
G. Andrews. chief dry enforcer, was re-
called to the stand and under ques-
tioning admitted that in his opinion
the enforcement of the liquor laws
would be easier If beer of low aIco-
holic content were distributed under
government supervision for home con
sumption. He said the sale of such
beer In saloons should not be permit
ted as 1t might serve as blind for
bootlegging of hard liquor. Having
brought out lot of information as to
the vast number Of stills that are be-
ing operated. Senator Reed continued:
Nov. I want to ask you, as a man
and a citizen. don't you think that the
manufacture Of liquor in the homes
has tendency to put the American
home into direct and intimate contact
with liquor?"
"Of course it does" replied An
drews.
us not this" questioned Reed,
bringing millions Of families into con-
tact with the manufacture and drink
Ing Of liquor: this secrecy. this con-
tact with the police-Is not all this ut
terly destructive Of the morals Of the
home in which this goes on2'