Evening star., 1928-03-30

Seymour Lowman. Assistant Sccre-
tary OF the Treasury In charge OF pro-
hibition, qualities as one OF the joke
smiths Of the political season He has
decreed that Kansas City and Houston
shall be dry during the respective Re-
publican and Democratic national con-
ventions Ar Oftedal deputy commits
sioner OF prohibition, is TO proceed 10
the convention cities at once, 10 arrange
betimes for the sealing up OF all pos
sible cases In the contiguous Missouri
and Texas countryside. Mr.. Iowman is
an old political hand In New York
state. He has probably attended ma
tionai conventions. II so. he knows
that itll be about as easy to dry up
Kansas City and Houston while the big
partv pow vows are in progress as 1t
would be for the Treasury Department
TO stop Niagara from falling. Con-
VITALITY at conventions seldom prevails
In public It's in the private quarters
of the boys" where they let JOY be un-
confined. no matter how desert-like the
surrounding territory may be.
Apropos the prohibition "czar's" con-
ycntion plans. some fulminations at
Philadelphia this week by Col Samuel
o. Wynne, Federal prohibition admin
iStrator for that district. are OF inter
est. Addressing the Quaker Temper
ance Society, Col Wynne declared
fatty: THE vets at Washington do not
want prohibition enforCedi" News
paper accounts state that Wynne made
this affirmation in a clarion voice that
shook the ancient timbers OF the
Friends meeting house The Phila~
delphia enforcement officer came TO
Washington the other day 10 protest
against the feeble cooperation given
him by the United States district at
torney's Office Presumably he ex,
pressed himself at the Department OF
Justice in the same stentOrian terms
that shivered the rafters Of the Quaker
tabernacle Washington prohibition au-
thorities have been hearing OF GER
tain laxity toward enforcement on the
part Of the Federal legal branch In
Utah. 100.
Wonders never cease Jim" Reed
has taken leaf out Of Woodrow VIII
sons notebook Missonrts favorite
Democratic son has chosen Friday the
18th of April for "A spectacular and
prospectively triumphal Invasion OF ms
old home town Mansfield, Richland
County Ohio The folks. among whom
he was born snd lived until his people
emiafated To Iowa when Jim was u
lad Of "a are going to give the Senator
a homecoming reception and banquet, IN
The course of which Reed VIII disclose
his plans for Icsculng the country IRON
the clutches of Republican corruption,
Woodrow Wilson had passion Ior DO"
Ing things on the 18Th OF the month.
and. when possible, on Friday Inc
| 1sf zPlprtrn
day December -, 1918, for ms ar
rival I'm France for The peace confer
euce but whether he eventually con
sidered II a good omen Ii open to Qneo
| ton
Senator Francis h. Warren Repub-
ltcan. ot Wyoming who Is approaching
his B4th birthday In pristine vihot con p
tinues habit he has inyetcrhtely hhd
since he ftfht came 30 the Senate SIS
wears ARo That Is LU say he feADiutrly
refuses tu use the elevators IN either the
Capitol Ut Senate once building Ht
nrefers Ia walk up and down stairs and
does So with bptlngy step That makes
avery baby sul0n envy the rather oi lht
8enate. Warren has still another claim
10 distinction lie Is the sole surviving
veteran Gf the Ciyil War IN the Senate
The only survivor IN the House n Ma
Charles M Htedman, Democrat, of
North Carolina, who served with Lee b
army during the entire war. Mai bted~
| man, who was ~ In January once re-
! fused a Hollywood contract to lmpef
| sonate the Confederate commander ~in~
/ chief Ia the movies,
| About every national organization
| that huids an annual meeting in Wash
| inRtan hhplres % have d speech from
| The President ~ The United States Not
| long ago worthy group which planned
le assemble Al the Capital wrote to tho
White House and inyitea Mr., Coolidge