Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-16
Commission to Make Thor
ough Investigation Toward
StriCter Enforcement.
PROBE WOULD CARRY OUT
PRE- ELECTION PROMISES
Senators Jones and Edge Agree
Not to Press Dry Resolu-
tions in Meantime.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
. President-elect Herbert Hoover will
appoint a special commission to &c
thoroughly into the question of prohibi-
ton and its enforcement soon after he
enters the White House.
This was made clear today following
a conference which the President-eiect
had with Senator Wesley L. Jones OF
washington, leading dry, and Senator
Walter Edge of New Jersey, a wet, at
his headquarters in the Mayfiower
Hotel today. Senator Jones recently
introduced in the Senate resolution
providing for an investigation into the
problems of prohibition enforcement by
a Senate committee. Senator Edge fol-
lowed with the introduction of resolu-
ton for the appointment by the
President-elect of special commission
to 60 into the whole subject of prohi-
bition. The Senate judicisry commit
tee considered both proposals and it has
been understood that 1t would approve
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Jones and Edge Satisfied.
Following their conference with Mr.
Hoover today Senators Jones and Edge
said they would not press for action on
their resolutions, but that Mr.. Hoover
would appoint commission to GO
thoroughly into the subject of prohibi-
ton, after he is inaugurated.
The understanding is that there will
be eight or nine members of the conf
mission, and that it will be as i'm
partial as any commission could be on
the prohibition question.
During the pre-convention campaign,
when Mr. Hoover was a candidate for
the presidential nomination, in reply
to a questionnaire sent to him by
Senator Borah of Idaho, Mr.. Hoover
referred to prohibition as noble ex-
pertinent which must be worked out
constructively The appointment OF
the proposed commission is IN line
with Mr.. Hooverss attitude last Spring
The prohibition enforcement issue is
likely to be one of considerable I'M
portance during the next four years,
and it appears that Mr. Hoover is going
to act promptly in regard to the matter.
Funds for Probe Expected.
Congress is expected to provide the
funds to be used by the commission
which viii investigate the prohibition
problem. This may be done either at
the special session or in the next reg
ular session in December, depending.
of course, upon whether the House
appoints committee on appropriations,
during the special session. The plan of
the leaders is to limit the House COM
mittees in the special session so that
only farm relief and tariff revision
shall come up for consideration. The
commission will report to the President
the result of its investigations and the
report, it is expected, viii be trans
mitted to the Congress.
Mr. Hoover began another busy day
with Charles d. Hilles, Republican ma
tional committeeman of New York, as
his guest at breakfast. Last night
Ogden Mills, Undersecretary of the
Treasury, dined with Mr.. Hoover. Mr..
Mills was a strong supporter Of Mr..
Hoover for the presidential nomination
during the preconvention campaign.
Mr.. Mills, who was formerly member
of the House from New York and who
was candidate for governor against
former Gov. Smith in 1926, has been
mentioned as possible appointee to
the office of Secretary of the Treasury.
1t appears now that Secretary Mellon
is likely to succeed himself. But should
Mr. Mellon retire later Mr.. Mills may
be selected as his successor.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa called
again upon Mr. Hoover today and dis
cussed with him the subject of farm
relief. The Iowa Senator is well salts
fed with the recent development, which
looks to the calling of special ses-
sion of Congress this Spring to handle
the farm program. He was strongly
opposed to any attempt to put through
a farm bill during the present short
session.
Discusses Appointments.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania dis
cussed with Mr. Hoover the appoint
ment of Pennsylvanians to public Office
he said, after a conference with the
President-elect He did not give the
names of any one whom he had recon-
mended for appointment.
Chairman Leavitt of the House COM
mittee on Indian affairs went over with
Mr.. Hoover the situation as it affects
the Indians in this country. He said
he hoped that program would be
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would be worked into the population o1
the country on the same basis as Other
citizens.
Mr.. Hoover had on his list of callers
today many members OF the House
Including Representatives WEIGH of Cali
fornia and Mrs. Kahn of California
Representatives Bowman OF West Vlr.
ginia, Linthicum of Maryland, Small
of Illinois, Cooper of Ohio, Hoch Of
Kansas. johnson of South Dakota
Britten of Illinois and Mapes of Michi'
gan. Senator Steiwer of Oregon, Sena'
tor Robinson of Indiana, former Scna'
tor Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, LeWl'
Strauss of New York and w. G. Skelly
Republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma completed the list o.
callers.
Mrs. Hert Boosted for Cabinet.
J. Matt Chiffon, Republican nationa
committeeman for Kentucky, yesterda,
suggested to Mr. Hoover the naming o
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert of Kentucky to ;
cabinet post in recognition of her Worl
as a vice chairman of the national com
nittee in charge of women's work. A
the same time Mrs. Hert, before de
parting for Palm Beach, Fla, issued
statement saying she did not wish o
expect any Government post whatever
Representative Hamilton Fish of Nel
York, who was summoned to Hoove
headquarters for a general discussion
of the political situation in the Empir
State, said he told Mr.. Hoover that
Col. Donovan and Ogden Mills, Under
secretary of the Treasury, should b
eliminated from consideration for an
reasons, he would like to see forme
Senator william M. Calder named t
the cabinet,