Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-26
TAIL FOR DRYLAW
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Washington Round Table
Members Promise Support
~ for Penalties.

: Eunnort of individual members OF
the Washington Round Table was
promised yesterday to Rev. Charies .;
HALL OF Los Angeles. field secretdt y oi
the Bone-dry Federation OF Amerlca,
An bis efforts to secure mandatory jail
sentences for all violators of the LIQUOR
laws and other drastic measures Ior
anprehending and Furnishing them;
This Rev. Mr.. Hall explained, he WIZ
seek TO do through amendments 70
tbe Vo,Stcad act, which he slld ne
,,;I, work for in Washington during
this session Of Congress.
Roy Nr. Hall. who was speaking az
The weekly luncheon OF me hounu
rrable in the University club, also tol"
Of a prohibition picture. advertised as
having an "allstar cast. OF hNe
reels length, which has been snow
in about 200 churches throughout
the country and which IS TO DE SiloW "
in the West Washington Baptlst
Chprch next Thursday evening.
Assurance that members of me
Round Table will support him in ms
undertakings was given by DR.. =. NJ.
E,Ilisos1 president of the Round Fable
and secretary of the Citizens Service
Association for Law and Order. or
sanized in this city to aid in the en-
forcement of prohibition. DIR Elllson
declared that Rev. Mr. Hall might
not be able to get the entire kouhc
Table to support him in the work, hut
assured that many members Woui" pe
glad to- Following the luncheon sew,
eral individual members promised
their support.
Would Deport Aliens.
Besides the amendment sought to
make iail sentences mandatory for all
yiolators, the federation also seeks
amendments to have any alien VINO
violates the act Immediately depofted'
to make it compulsory that any man
or woman arrested for the possession
If liuuor be detained until he or she
tells where it was secured. and an
amendment that will disquality any
person in public service from further
public service if he is convicted OF
LIQUOR law violation.
The Bone-dry Federation of Amer
,ca. Rev.~Mr. Hall explained. was or
eanized to bring about actual as well
as legal prohibition" and he declared
that it has a membership approximate
ing about 10000 persons, mostly in the
Western States.
The motion picture, he said. is his
own production, at a cost of S43.O00
Collections are taken up in the
churches after the showing Of the
fourth reel, he said. Here. however,
as in other cities. he added. he hopes
to get some dry organization to take
1t over for showing in various
churches and places. If this is done
a print of the production is to he sold
to the organization so doing for $212.
- Address on Indian Tribe.
An address on the Hopi Indian
tribe of northern Arizona and their
'snake dance" was delivered by DR..
Cloyd Heck Marvin, president OF
George Washington University. who
has the distinction of being one of the
very few white men to get inside the
Keva. There an elaborate ceremony
is held, with snakes predominating the
Indians in numbers. as the rituals are
performed in connection with the
snake dance, which is to bring rain.
DR.. Marvin also related an expert.
ence he had when a rattlesnake
crawled up to him and stuck its fangs
out in front of his face during the