The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
RALLY TO BALK
HUGE BOOST
IN DRY FUND
Administration Hopes to
Kill $25, 100000 Increase
in Committee.
BY CECIL OWEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

InIteQ RfcSS stan correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Oppo-
sition to the $24 100000 prohibition
rider on the deficiency bill gath
cred strength today as the adj
ministration moved to defeat the
amendment in conference beween
the two houses of congress.
Four of the six conferees to be ap-
pointed by senate and house for
consideration of the deficiency bill
are regarded as hostile to the
amendment, it was learned. SEN
timent also is strong against the
tax refund publicity clause.
Secretary Mellon, it become
known, is even firmer in his opposi-
ton to the amended Harris amend
ment which would create a total
dry enforcement fund of $37, 100000
to be spent under the direction of
the President than he was to the
former proposal to place the entire
fund in his hands. The treasury
head favors waiting until the COM
mission President-E Elect Hoover is to
appoint has completed its study be-
fore adding to the nations bill for
dry law enforcement.
Split in Dry League
Dissension in the ranks of the
Anti Saloon League over the $24,-
100000 appropriation partially was
healed today when F. Scott Nc
Bride, general and legislative SUI
perintendent, offered to relinquish
the latter post. McBride's dual
leadership of the dry league has
been challenged by other league
officials because of differences with
in the organization brought to the
fore by a dispute about the pro-
posed txtra dry fund.
Replying to his critics today, Nc
Bride said:
"I believe I have been consistent
in my stand. From the very first
I advocated the increased appropri-
alton, but I also agreed with Mr..
Mellon that the additional funds
should not be handed out haphaz-
ardly. The original amendment, as
drafted by Senator Harris, was
blanket appropriation and it later
was changed in accordance with my
views.
II could not tolerate careless or
loose appropriations and the bust
ness men who back the league
would not stand for our Endorsement
of such appropriations"
Ready to Give Up Job
Acknowledging the existence of
some disaffection within the league,
Mcbride said:
81 have enemies within the league
and some have sore thumbs be-
cause of my selection as general SUI
perintendent, but I believe the
league is operating as tremendously
as it ever did. I would be glad if
the executive committee would Sc
Iect a man to handle the legislative
work under my jurisdiction. 1t GER
tainly would take great amount
of detail from nly shoulders"
Critics of Mcbride charged he was
neglecting his legislative duties and
regarded statement by Bishops S.
E. Nicholson ano James Cannon Jr.
as Reputation of the. superintend-
ent's stand on the big dry fund.
Holds Congress Safely Dry
"I do not so regard the bishops
statement" Mcbride said. "If I
had written it, would not have in
cluded certain parts, which were in
tended as move to force Mellon to
accept the appropriation. With a
dry majority In congress there was
no need to have Melons indorse-
ment."
Mcbride added that the fact the
next congress will have 329 dry
members in the house, compared to
LOG vets, and 80 drys in the senate
against 16 vets, answers the charge
that he was neglecting the legisla-
tive work.