Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-21

sonaI privilege. and remarked that
Senator Bruce's declarations had
shown that "all the fanatics are not
on the dry side"
For a moment the proceedings got
beyond the control of Vice President
Dawes, but as order was restored,
Senator Edge, Republican. New Jer-
sey, another of the vets. offered
resolution directing the COMMITTEES to
postpone its hearings until THURSDAY.
Senator Walsh objected to Immediate
consideration and the resolution went
over. q
When the prohibition committeegre-
assembled an hour later Senator Reed
was on hand to cross-examine Admin
istrator Baird The questioning went
on for more than an hour with Senator
Walsh now and then Directing to GER
tain questions and being sustained by
Chairman Harreld.
In his statement to the commit
tee, Mr. Baird had emphatically de-
MED attacks made by Dr. Churcheon
the prohibition enforcement agents
of the Pittsburgh district. ThiSIed
Senator Walsh to inquire as to What
"animus" could have been behind
those charges.
dUi QIldDlC u say IcdiiO -
piled, "but 1t may be that the seiz-
ing of DIR. Church's car on the Dor
der loaded with booze had something
to do with them
Replying to a volley of questions
from several committeeman, Baird
said it was common knowledge"
that the car belonged to DIR. Church,
although he conceded that the uni
versity president was not in it, nor
was he able to say who was in the
car.
Later Senator Reed produced
telegram. which was not made pub
lie, and asked if it was not a fact
that two boys were in the car when
it was seized and that they had a
quart of liquor.
Administrator Baird said he did
not know and made similar reply
in response to a question as to
whether DR.. Church had not been
able to recover his car by convincing
the federal judge that he had no
knowledge that it had been used
for unlawful purposes.
Describing the smashing of Illicit
breweries, the closing of "black and
tan" cabarets, the stopping of jury
bribing and fixing. District Attorney
Olson said the records of his office
in the northern Illinois district dur
ing the past three years had proved
| that prohibition could be enforced
THE things that are required for
enforcement" Mr.. Olson said. ''are
| the elimination of politics and the
| honest. whole-hearted cooperation of
federal. state, county and municipal
| authorities
Indicting the Chicago police. Oh
SON said there were many stills II.
Chicago, probably none of import
ance that are not known to the po-
| lice
ut would not be a big job for
5000 policemen to pull them out by
the roots he said.
District Attorney Olson told the
committee that if there were any
teeth" in the Volstead act that he
had not used he did not know OF
them and added that he would well
come action by congress putting
more teeth into the law"
Besides Bishop Mcdowell, the
church leaders called by the drys
included DR.. Clarence True Wilson,
general secretary of the Methodist
Board of Temperance, prohibition
and public morals, DIR. A. J. Barton.
representing the southern Baptist
conventions; DIR. Daniel A. Polling,
president of the United Christian
| Endeavor, the Rev. Franklin
, Schlegel, executive secretary of the
national service commission. Evan
| gelical Church. Harrisburg, Pa: DR..
Charles Scanlon, of Pittsburgh. rep
resenting the department of moral
welfare. Presbyterian Church. and
| DIR. /. Garland Penn. speaking for
the department of educational insti-
buttons for negroes of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.