Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
Organization of Presidents
Commission to Find SoIu-
ton of Prohibition Problem
Completed, Senator Says.
NATIONS DRYS PROMISE
TO RALLY FOR CRUSADE
Tilson Recommends Extra Session
Between April 10 and Is to Con-
slider Farm Legislation and Re-
vision of Tariff Laws-First
Lady Poses for Picture.

Prohibition and law enforcement
held the center of the stage at
the White House today,
President Hoover received a
pledge of support in his campaign
for law enforcement from 81 lead
ing dry organizations, and he con-
ferred at some length with Senator
Borah of Idaho, fiery champion of
prohibition.
After his conference with the
President, Senator Borah stated
his belief that organization of the
Presidents law enforcement COM
mission is about completed.
This Federal body. proposed by Mr..
Hoover in pursuance OF his determlna-
tion to find a solution of the prohibition
problem, will conduct a sweeping in
vestigation of the Governments law en-
forcement system, with special atten-
tion to the dry law.
Senator Borah said he talked of law
enforcement with the President only
In a general way" He expressed con-
fsdence that Mr. Hoover is going right
ahead with his prohibition program in
accordance with his pledge in the IN
augural address.
The promise of the Nations drys to
rally behind the administrat atoms en-
forcement crusade was contained IN a
leather bound volume presented to Pres
ident Hoover early this afternoon by a
delegation headed by DIR. Daniel A.
Polling of New York, chairman OF the
national conference for dry planks and
dry candidates.
Text of Message.
I'VE felicitate you upon your election
to the presidency of the United States.
the message contained in the book SAID
1--WE congratulate the American people.
we pledge to YOU our cooperation and
support in the discharge OF the obllga-
tions of your high office.
1.-The unity of the temperance forces
in the campaign for your election was
without precedent in ieform history.
To achieve prohibition, those we repre-
sent have lived and wrought. To the
complete accomplishment OF the great
objective represented in the eighteenth
amendment, we stand pledged.
I'VE believe that the great majority
Of the American people agree with you
that prohibition is an experiment, noble
in purpose and that 1t was enacted
for the protection of the American
home We believe that they, with you,
wish prohibition TO succeed In their
name and on behalf of our whole con-
stituency. we bear this greeting ana
present this expression of confidence
and esteem"
The message was signed by 81 promi-
nent leaders in the dry movement. in
Guiding DR.. S. Parkes Cadman. Bishop
James Cannon. jr.; j. c. Penney,
Bishop William F. Mcdowell, DR.. Edwin
c. Dinwiddie, DR.. F. Scott Mcbride.
DR.. Clarence True Wilson. DR.. Ernest
H. Cherrington, Mrs. Ella A. Booie and
Dr.. Arthur j. Barton.
ORGANIZATIONS Represented.
Among the organizations represented
are: The Anti-Saloon League, Associa-
ton of Catholics Favoring Prohibition
the Board of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals of the Methodist
Episcopal Church: the Alcohol Informa-
ton Committee, the Association In Sup
port of National Prohibition, the Cath
olic Clergy Prohibition League, the
intercollegiate Prohibition Association
the International Reform Federation
the National Reform Association, the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
the Prohibition National Committee. the
womans National Committee for Law
Enforcement, the National Woman's
Democratic Law Enforcement League
and numerous prohibition and law en-
forcement organizations connected with
various churches.
Extra Session Urged.
Representative Tilson of Connecticut
Republican leader of the House, today
recommended TO the President that the
extra session of Congress, which is tt
consider farm legislation and tariff re-
vision, be called between April 10 and Is
President Hoover has before him the
name Of John B. Buchanan, Pittsburgh
lawyer, as a candidate for the post Of
solicitor general, just vacated by VIII.
liam D. Mitchell, new Attorney General
Buchanan's name was presented at the
White House today by Senator Reed o.
Pennsylvania.
Senator Bratton of New Mexico, urgec
the appointment of Judge o. l., Phillips
of albuquerque, N. Mex, as Fedora
judge of the tenth circuit.
Other callers at the White House to.
day included the Wilbur brothers, Cur
tbs D. and Ray Lyman and the Dis
trict's Republican national committee
men, E. F. Colladay and w. T. CALI
her. None of these callers would dis
close the subject of their conference!
with the President.
The siege of the White House b.
delegations of inaugural visitors ccG
tinued in slightly abated form today.
picturesque group was composed 0
girls from the Evangeline country IL
Louisiana, dressed in costumes of earl.
Acadian days. The girls presented Il
Mrs Hoover an embroidered bedspreat
made of cotton grown in Southern
Louisiana, blanket of the same ma
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