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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Distant Station Dial TzViSte7:S

wBAP 5000. TT worth-Orchestra.
WENR. (s7O}. Chicago band.
MIC SystemmCHcqdot EskimoS to KYW'
wjR (7so). Detroit-Manuel Girls.
NgC SyStem1--SyncomaticS to "1W'
wMAo j67o}. Chicago-Treasure Island.
$50 P. M
wBBM (77o). Chicago -Travelogue.
WDAF (61O}. Kansas City-Courtesy pro-
MIC Observation-Disclosures to KYw'
wMAQ i67o). chicago-Musical program.
> P. NJ
Columbia Networl;-Lombardo' orchestra
NB Be system systemi"R-K-o Vaudeville hour to
W6NR 1922 ChifagoyrsTety pTSgFa4 Tib
WIZ 55775oj. Detroit-Jones orchestra,
WMAQ (67ol. Chicago-Amos n Andy;
concert orchestra.
$3.50 P. M
wDAF l6lO). Kansas City, Entertainers.
ira; Dream Ship.
wJR (75ol. Detroit-Amos n Andy; dance
wMAa 7s7o). chicago-D-x Club; concert
orchestra.
III w
KYW d.o2ol. Chicago-Panico's orchestra.
WCCO (810l. Minneapolis St. Paul--The
Politicians; Walton League.
WJR (750l. Detroit-GrayStone Group.
WMAQ (67O). Chicago-Dance orchestras
wsB GAO, Atlanta-Amos n Andy; or
cheStra.
-1o:15 P. M
WDAF (6lo). Kansas City-Dance music.
1870 P. M
WENR (87o). Chicago
WCCO (8Io). apolisSt. Paul-Dun-
stedters orchestra.
--1l:o0 P. M
KNOX Go9O). St. Louis-Wylies orchestra.
KYW 1920, Chicago-Dance orcheStras.
WENR (870l. Chicago-Air Vaudeville.
WDAF (6IOl. Kansas City-Varied pro-
gram. ,,
WJR (750). Detroit-Organ; Bergin's or
cheStra.
-1i:45 P. NJ
wDAF (610l, Kansas City-NighthaTk
frolic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
SELL WAR MATERIALS
L. s. Permission Given Highway
Department for Auction.

Preparations are being made by
John J. Brown. state highway
director. to advertise for bids for the
surplus machinery given the state
by the war department after the
World war.
Permission has been given Brown
by the federal government to sell
the supplies to the highest bidder.
The supplies are stored in the COM
missions warehouse and consist OF
large quantities of nuts, bolts and
automotiye supplies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
OIL STATIONS ROBBED
Automobile Bandits Night Work
Nets Total of S42.

Two automobile bandits held up
two filling stations Monday night
escaping with $40.
A few minutes before closing time
the bandits ordered a quart OF oil
at the Western Oil Refining COM
pany station at Dearborn and Tenth
streets. When Henry Sandman, at
tendant and eX-pohceman, went in
side. the men f1ourished guns and
forced him to open a safe. They
fed with S33.
Less than ten minutes later the
pair held up Standard Oil sta
ton at Emerson avenue and Michi-
gan street, robbing the attendant OF
SO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Plan Airport Dedication

BIZ LRttel Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May I'll
Governors Of five states and forty
eight army airplanes are being in
vited to take part in dedication OF
the new $4,000 municipal airport
within the next sixty days,
Dedication plans are being worked
OUT by Frederick P. Nehrbas, Cham
Der of Commerce president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
THREE HELD IN ROBBERY
Two Men and Women QuizZed
About Theft of 1923.

Two men and a woman are held
under high bond for questioning OF
the robbery of William Black, Man
haitian hotel, Sunday night. Black
told police three persons invited him
for a ride in their car and robbed
him of diamond rings valued at 1920
and So in cash.
Those under arrest are Glenn
Carter and his wife, Della, La Sale
hotel, and Edward Barrett, "a, OF
922 East Tenth street. All were
charged with vagrancy and lodged In
the city prison in default of $4,000
bonds each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Visions Air Developments

Startling developments for the
future of aviation were predicted by
Charles E. Cox Jr.. Curtiss Flying
Service of Indiana assistant general
manager, at the Scientech Club
luncheon Monday at the Chamber
Of Commerce. Cox also stressed the
increased safety of present day
planes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Farmer Opens Airport

Arthur c. Gould, a farmer Of
North Smithfield, R. l., a town about
ten miles north OF Providence, has
made his twenty seven-acre farm
into an airplane service station. He
believes that aviation is a coming
tting and that to make it a success
every one must do his bit"
Gould has installed a supply OF
aviation gasoline and special oil in
case fuel is needed. On a large
meadow he has made two mammoth
signs, each with letters fifteen feet
high. reading Aviation Gas and
"A G. Gould Farm Landing Field.
The space inside the lines OF the
letters are pIowed and lime sprin-
kled to make a, contrasting color.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Officer Visits Mars Hill

. Lieutenant Charles Cummings,
Cleveland air corps instructor,
landed at the Mars Hill airport for
fuel and lunch Monday en- route
from st. Louis to Cleveland in a
Douglass O2C biplane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
PSYCHIATRiST SPEAKS
DR.. OBrien Addresses Groups Here
on Child Health.

DR.. Frank J. O'Brien. psychiatrist
of the Psychological Clinic of Louis
VILE, spoke before officials OF the
indianapolis Orphans home and
representatives of child welfare or
carnations Monday night at the
First Presbyterian church on THE
Place of Mental Health i'll Child
Welfare Work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Motorist Killed at Colburn

COLBURN. Ind, May 21.-Emory
Mcdonald, IS, was killed instantly
here when the automobile he was
driving was struck by an Indiana
Service Corporation interurban car.
His companion, H. w. Phoebus, was
seriously injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Install AightS at Airport

ANDERSON, Ind, May 21.-Il-
stallation of flood lights and bea-
con light has been started at WEIGH
airport preparatory to the three-day
dedication of the field, May 81 TO
June Q.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Hats to RefueI Here

F.. M. Mckee, delivering new
Curtiss Robin monoplane from st.
Louis to the Curtiss Flying Service
of Ohio, at Columbus, landed at the
Mars Hill airport for fuel Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Sbuberts to Test Blue Law

81 United Press
NEW YORK, May 2i.-The state
law forbidding commercial theatre
cal performances on Sunday will be
tested on June 2 when Lee and j. j.
Shubert will give a performance OF
their revue, Pleasure Bound
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Aviation to Be Feature

Feature of the eleventh national
convention of the American Legion,
Sept. so to Oct. 3, at Louisville, will
be aviation, the national executive
committee has decided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21

HIGH SPOTS TUESDAY NIGHTS PROGRAM
7OoWEAF and NBC modrama Under the
Light
CHS NetWork-Pau Whltemans orchestra
730-WJZ Network-Mnstrel show.
8O0-WABC Obs NetWork-CmS Institute concert
90O-WEAF and NBC Notwithstanding hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Cr0Ss-CountrV Filler Stops

Gentry Sheldon, Curtiss Flying
Service of New York, landed at the
Mars Hill airport Monday en- route
from Wichita, Kan. to New York
City in a new Cessna monoplane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Flies From Detroit

B. H. Horchler. district manager
of Aviation magazine, was pas
senger Monday on the Capitol Air
ways plane from Detroit to Indian
polls
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
LAFAYETTE Man Flies Here

L. I. Aretz. Lafayette, landed at
Hoos:er airport Monday in a Cur
tiss Robin and spent several hours
there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
City Stations

WFBM u2S0O
indianapolis Power and Light Company
-Tuesday-
P NJ
i:oO-WFBM concert orchestra.
4:3O to 7:00-Silent by order FEDERAL
Radio Commission.
7:oo-Old Gold-Paul Whiteman hour
s:oo-cTrtis Institute of Music program
s:O0-American Legion boxing bouts.
i0:3o-The Columnist; Longines' time by
Io:45-Indiana Ballroom dance music.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
WLW (7OO). CINCINNATI
TuRSd3y-

WLW (7OOl. CINCINNATI
Tuesday
p. NJ
4:O0-Five O'Clock Hawaiians-
4 .3O-Livestock reports.
4.4O-Polly and Anna.
5:O0-Time announcement.
Orchestra.
5.30-Dynacone Diners.
5.55-Baseball scores.
5.59-Weather announcement.
6. 00-Dog talk
6.l0-Hotel Gibson orchestra.
6.3O-Sohio program (Clevel; ~
7:Oo-Simon the Pieman, with the Huolg
trioS.
7.sO-Dutch Master Minstrels tNBCl:
8:0O-Williams Oilomatic program tNbC)-
s:30-Troutdale in the Pines. , =,
e:OO-Crosley Salon group dlrected py
Walter Hermann.
q:3O-Weather announcement.
9:3O-Henry Fillmore'S band.
10:OO-Time announcement. 49,,
The Venetian trio with Luigi
Giovanni.
Amigos-the Friends.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
POLICEMAN MURDERED

Ohio Officers Body Found in Alley;
Bandit Victim.
Bu United Press
COLLEGE CORNER, O., May
21.-CharleS Lawrence. IS, merchant
policeman, was found shot to death
here today. The body was lying in
an alley. Lawrence graSped his IN
fred revolver in one hand and his
flashlight in the other. Police be-
neve a bandit killed him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
WKBF (f4M)

WKBF 0400)
(Hoosier Athletic Club)
-TucSday--
M.
S:00-Late news bulletins and sports.
6:0o-Gordon Carper and his Walnut
Garden orchestra.
6:50-Indianapolis Athletic Club.
7:0o-Studio program.
6:0o-Don Herr Company.
8:3o-Harmony Girls
9:00-Apollo Theater.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
Day Programs

WFBM U2S0)
indianapolis Power and Light Company
-Wednesday-
A. NJ
7 to 9--Pep Unlimited Club.
9:oO-Radio Home Makers hour tCBS).
$50 to l0:3o-Silent by order Federal
radio Commission.
lo:3o-Aunt Sammy's hour.
11:00-Fuller-Ryd morning musicale.
12:O0-Patterns in prints (CBSl.
P. NJ
i:o0-WABC Musical Comedy (CBSl.
2:00-Following the Indians with Blythe
@. Hendricks.
3:30-Closing market prices (CBS(.
S:45-Studio program (CBS).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-21
WKBF (1400)
(Hoosier Athletic Club
WedpPSddy

A. NJ
a:3o-Honle Complete program.
9:3o-FurnaS Ice Cream Company pro-
gram
l0:o0-Recipe exchange.
10:15-Studio program.
10 2-Tnteresting bits Of history. courtesy
OF indianapolis public library.
lo:3Q-Livestock and grain market;
weather and shippers forecast.
&c: 40-WKBF shopping service.
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
O, 6, INSURANCE
FALLS OFF

tFhe be6pie Of washington agfln1g
the year 1928 took out $2,342, 74O, 4S5
worth Of insurance, exclusive 0f
casualty, aee6rdlfg to the report OF
Thomas NJ. Baldwin, jf:, stipefln:
teilaeat OF Insurance flled With the
BistFiet G6ffiTnissi8 today. This
Is isss by sS5S,0SS,0sS.4S than In
1881. -.
Total license tees collected were
$S4S, ,Si7.Sl, a gain Of $1S,DSS.62 over
blisiness done III 1897. s
6UefAtifig expenses Ct the depart
fIieiit are $40, ,50S.45.
PFsHitiFis for insurance are shown
At SsS,iSS,8Si.is ana losses pald by
l6eai companies aggregate ssi2S4,-
Si8.ss.
Licenses wefe issued to AZ ih'
stirafles companies ana associations:
Six companies Withdrew from the
District. rive companies applied
f6F ana received change Ct name.
Baldwin reports that the adoption
Sf provisions Of the "L0hssR0fe:
ffisf3s ana EIaFb6r workers g6fapeh-
sati61 Act" FOR the District has not
ofiiY Gfeatiy benefited employees, But
mas fietted the various carriers pre-.
fT1iHfas aggfegating 4i,1ss,111 In
1895 de agaifist $l7, ,SSl In 1897.
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
President Refuses
T6 Interfere With
Wickersha1n Group

IN the fae6 0f seVefe CRITICISM
Ana a deTiand that George W: Wick:
Arshafff resiEfi as chairman 81 Pfesi:
5ent H66VSf'g E1aw enforcement
HSmhnissi6n f6f his sigg ggesti6h Tues.
SaV n TIE G6VefR6is' Conference
fhat {6s States sfiafe tHe prObletn of
enforcing prohibition with the Fed.
erai GoVerhfnefits ti1e white House
today declared Wicksf sham ana his
associates viii continue the task
aSslGfied 'thefi With6ht interference
from the President.
TFig afin6uhceniefit cams just
when southern Congressional dtys
started q campaign to force Mr.:
Hoover either to iridorse or ,denounce
Wiekersfiahi's PROPOSAL, Which was
Eead bea5fe ti4e governors IN 9r0t6h,
Conn, BY Governor Roosevelt Of
Ths asfnand for Wickersham's
6UstihF was niads by Senator Cafa-
Wav DJ 81 Arkansas; 'iiiiless Mr.:
Hoover knew that his chairman was
to make such pgopesal.
!. Hoover Not TO See Him
The White House statement FUR
ther announced that Mr.. Hoover has
no engagement TO- see Wicker sham;
who Is Ii the CapitA1I~ ana that
there Ii no occasion for him to dis;
cuss the letter he sent tbs gov
efnofs:
Il was explained tins President
considers his law ehf6fcefnefit conn
mission as an iiadsPeideht integral
BODY WaER an ASST nhielit given 1t 70
$ItlklH 81 Elm ANA that he win not
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
zTES NOT OBLIGATED TO ENFORCE DRY ACT SAYS RITCIE
MOSCOW HOLDS
WAR CHANCE
GRAVE
Icontlnued frora Flrst Pagel

Continued from First Page)
Russian communication ana 6n this
Erotlhd the Soviets. And0hnced their
drastic measures 0e feprisAl
These measures are four IL num-
bgf. II addition 10 recalling diplo-
iatic Representatives and expelling
Chinese consular officials, the Soviet
government has severed communi.
cations on the Maiichurian frontier
and recalled all Soviet representa-
tives Of the chinese Eastern RAiF
way.
Situation Held Serious
The sovigts take the decisive At.
titude that seizure by chinese gov
ernment offleials ef the Chinese
Eastern railway 0n the grounds 0f
dissemination ck Soviet propaganda
was utterly unwarranted, and at
tempts Of China to break up Soviet
trade union 0fgA AnizAtiohB Ii Man
chhfla were haired As a deliberAte
affr6nt to the Russian government.
AB things stand At present, the
situation IL without doubt .seFi0tlS III
tho extreme. III itS reply 10 the
Chinese note, the Soviet government
described the communication as "uIi.
satisfactory In content ana hyp0-
critical Ia t6he."
d,hs note aehield the Chinese
charge that Cnlnese Nationals have
heeh pefsecnted In SOVIET territory,
and described this as d hybdefltlcal
attempt by China to Justify its own
alleged Outrages In arresting and
deporting Russian citizens on the
allegation they participated in dis
scrninati0n 6f eofainunlstic propa-
ganda.
Political observers as vet fail to
see how China can make any salts.
factory Tnediatory reply to this harsh
ofnmtnication without seriously
compromising herself, Or Adffiitt!ng
stiffcatioii FOR the Soviet charges.
Circles close to the Soviet govern.
f1ent declared Russia. Is ready and
willing to be bacikied, III spite 81 her
apparently adannafit attitude, bat the
unequlVocal stand taken IN the
Soviet reply seems to leave no loop.
I1ole for 4 satisfactory answer from
the Chinese.
Stand UiequivUeaI
The RHssfah note terminating dip.
ioh1atic relation was handed to siA
Wen Sun, acting Charge d'Affaires
at the Chinese embassy here, after
a day featured by numerous street
riots, efgendefed By war fever ana
very apparent popular sentiment
against the Chinese attitude In the
matter.
Several demonstrations were staged
In front OF the Chinese embassy,
sticks, stones and rotten frUit thrown
against. the walls Of the Building,
and police reserves RAd difficult
time Ia alspersins the ft1obS.
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
BANK RUN HA[TS
IN FLORIDA

TAMPA, Fla. July 18 n.NS).-
With fflfllions Of dollars Of Federal
reserve money arriving Or en- route
here. conffdence was gradually be
Ing restored today follalNi1ng the
closing Of is State banks in this
section yesterday. ...
The institutions, with. combined
deposits III excess Of $22,5Oo.Ooo.
we're ordered CLOSED by. the State
banking department after heavy
Withdrawals by depositors. They
Included the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company Of this city, with its
10 subsidiaries; the American state
Bank of Tampa, the Citizens: Bank
Of FrostproUf, the Bank of Null
berry, and the Elienton State Bank
The l5. have aggregate assets of
nearly $50 900. .DD9., and capitol stock
of moro than $S,5Oo,0O0.
Alilli6RS RHshed III
When word of the crisis was sent
to Atlanta, 81 900 900 in currency
was sent here BY. train from the
Federal Reserve Bank there, an.
other million reached here by Air
plane, ana three Additional millions
were said 70. be, en- route.
Arrival 0f the Federal reserve
money .late yesterday and a state.
Haent Of. Greed Taylor, deputy gov.
ernor Of the Reserve Bank at AT.
lanta, that Tampa banks could
have 'iAll the money they need to
meet the situation, diminished the
lines ,of dspositors seeking with,
eonfSdsacs was also aided BY the
announcement from washington
that Federal, money depots would
Be established At Tampa and Miami
to provide funds Tor banks that may
suffer sudden Withdrawals.
Is III Two weeks
Ths is banks closing yesterday
brought tbs t6tal el6sings ia the
State during the last f0rtnigft to
%, 20. 81 which were state institU
tionS.
Presencs in tRs State 81 the Medi
tsrranean fruit fly ana the resultai7
nervousness Ia business. circles, ia
gethsr WITH the general business ae
preston, was Blamed Tor the Bank
ruins.
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
WickefshaIti scheme
Ii Declared "Feeler"
By Mrs. Ada COfast0ck

MEREDITH, N. H. July IL
dN:sj:-kfefi George. w. Wicker.
shAfd. chairman 6f Pteside = 7
H66Vef's law enforcement eofafils.
sion, proposed that the states take
0V6F the police efif0fEetflefit OF pro
flibiti6fl He was speaking for him
seH alone ana WAS putting out q
test is see how the people Of the
efi5f1tFS felt about the question:
Other HfeeieFs'' may BE- expected
in order that the commission may
have the Benefit ct 6pihi6fis hela by
TIiis today vas the view Of the
s6.caiied ''Wiekefshaf1i dry plan"
siiESgstsd iii newspaper, interviews
81 MISS Ada L. C6f1stock, president
II Radeiiffe G6iiege ana member OF
the Hoover commission. -.
Miss C6fnst6ek added that she
thought the tRiekeFshan plan inter-
estif1E ana worthy Of careful con
sldgfati6n, alth6HgE personally stie
Had not made tip her mind as to
the Best method to fun.
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
ROTARY MEETS
At FREDERICK

FREDERICK, Ma, July is.-one
hundred ana tWelVe f1iefibeFs, repre-
senting So OF the "a clubs Ia the
area comprising Maryland, parts OF
West virginia, Pennsylvania ana the
District 81 Columbia, attended q din
iief at the Hotel Bfaadoek last night
In honor 6f the annual assembly OF
presidents ana secretaries of the
ThiFty.f6urth District, Rotary Inter
national, which convened at the
MARYLAND state school for the Deaf
yesterday ana continues today.
Pref. Ighatius B35flee, principal
ana superintendent 6f the sch6oA
ana governor Of the Thirty fourth
District, Was. t6astfaaster.
Guy M: Guiidakef, Philadelph phiat
Bast president Rotary international,
MAS the principal speaker. His
theme was on thg Rotary Ifltefha.
ti6nal, ana he saws instructions Tor
iiew clubs to interpret Rotary In
their respective communities.
A musical program, Including two
s6l6s BY Mrs. Sherman p. B6Wers,
with Violin ana plano aGe6hdisAni-
fEiefit by Mrs. Bjoflse ana Miss
Margaret Kemp, f6il6Wed.
The Washington times., 1929-07-18
MRS. ROGERS To
LIVE IN PARIS.
stafs PhStO

PARIS, July Is u.N.s9.-Mrs.
Mary Benjamin Rogers, divorced
wife OF col. Henry H. Rogers, is
planning to make her future home
In Paris, 1t was reported Ia the
American colony today.
The report was strengthened by
the fact that Mrs. Rogers Is having
the Rogers Mansion. rebuilt and
moderated.
Fhs revelation Mrs. Rogers plan
ned to make her permanent home
here came on the heels Of reports
THAT she may marry her former SON
ifi.law, Count Saina Won Hoogstrae.
ten. the Austrian Yi0bleman who
married Mrs. Rogers daughter Milli-
from her In Paris.
Mrs. Rogers and Count salm have
been seen frequently together.
colonel Rogers himself is at
present on his honeymoon with his
new wife, the widow of the late
Basil Miles, whom; he married here
on Tuesday. After & motor trip
through Europe, they win 30 to New
York to i've.
L9NBON5 July 10 (l.IN.S.l.-- HE 4
IA the funniest thing said about me
yet-what fiext?'' exclaimed Count
Ludwig salfi voii tIoOgstFaeten
when informed today Of rufdofs eur.
rent la New York ana Paris that he
might marry his former tti0thef'in
law, Mrs. n. n. Rogers.
Count Saim declared that thu
fufi6r Of his possible betrothsl ''is
t66 ridiculous even to merit de
Rial."
The Washington times., 1929-07-18

be constantly offering suggestions
to guide its work.
Although heads, of some dry or
gailizations have defended the Wick.
ershaffi PROPOSAL as the present
Government policy, the Southern
Senatorial" dryS rose en- niaSse to
eondefifh 1t as tins Capital some
what recovered from It's astonish.
fdef1t 6vef the ftf6hodfeemsrt.
Wet Forces Puzzled
The vets generally were still
somewhat puzzled 6tef the possible
eject 6f the idea. Phey paftied-
larly Welcomed what they assumed to
81 an implication thai ttis present
law is unenforceable:
While Senator B0Fah -RJ OF
Idaho Has declined to discuss the
plan. 1t is expected that he win
join IN the cfitiEisrii.
''If GoYernor Smith had been
eleeted President aid HAD ap-
pointed Wickersham chairman II
the investigating committee which
he proposed, the letter OF, Governor
Smiths chairman WOULD have Been
hailed as the first effort looking to
the modification Of the Eighteenth
Amendment, revesting in the States
much 81 the powers. granted t6 the
Government in the Eighteenth
Amendment" said Senator. George
Bj 81 Georgia, a rival ST Governor
Smith for the Deftf6efatiE pfEsideh-
| tial nomination.
GaEaWay fakes SAME view
Senator caraway took the same
View; declaring:
| "If Governor Smith .Were Presi
! dent and he made such a sugges-
ti6h, every dry IN the Uiited States
would say that Smith was pa6tting
| the destruction Of prohibition. and
thBre would be no answer to IT,"
Senator Fd6fiAs D.J 81 OklaIi6fna
also declared that Governor Smith
colild not have appointed anyone
Who w6tld as more than mas the
chairman Of the Hoover e6mmissi6n
to start a movement to break down
the Eighteenth Amendment.
| The Oklahorla Senator declared
that he not only opposed the Wick.
efshafn plan But the enforcement
p6lleles 81 the Administration.
| Sees Modification
1.-THE Wickers6ani proposal, If
carried to its logical conclusion,
would virtually nullify the amend
niefit," said senator ,CaFaWay.. HE
is proposing What the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
has PROPOSED
"Ufiiess Mr.. f4S6vef fepddiates the
letter, 1t; will be taken as an intifi1a.
tion to district attorneys and judges
tIiat the AdiniFistfati6i1 is ii5t much
e5hcerhed 6vEr enforcement Of pro.
| hibition."
Garaway declared that Unless the
President ala fepddiate the plan, he
| Would talks it for granted that the
Chief Executive appfoVes It.
Senator walsh (DJ Of Massaeiii
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