Evening star., 1929-12-15
REFORM GROUP
SUPPORTS HOOVER
Adopts Resolution Commend
ing President for Dry Law
Enforcement Plans.

Unanimously supporting President
Hoover's efforts to enforce The eight
zenith amendment, the Internationa
Reform Federation at its annual meet
ing commended the President for his
positive declaration that Washington
must be made a model of law enforce
1nent for the cities of the Nation"
The adoption Of the resolution on
prohibition enforcement along with the
annual election of officers, was the most
importance matter before the confer
ence. The action of the Federation
urging likewise the appointment of ''un-
questionably dry" United States dis
trict attorneys and judges and the
making of the prohibition amendment
effective, especially in the city of Wash
ington, was taken on motion of Thomas
D. Taylor of Philadelphia. He was a
member of the resolutions committee,
of which Dr. William Sheafe. Chase,
superintendent of the federation, was
chairman.
ASP Notice TO Office Holders.
The resolution asked the President to
serve notice on office holders to observe
the dry law, and ito urge the citizens of
all States to re-enact or maintain State
enforcement laws, thus giving the most
effective support to the Constitution OF
the United States and setting the high
est possible example in law enforce
ment."
Discussions at the conference in the
Methodist Building upon proposed re-
forms centered on the proposal of SEN
ator Sheppard of Texas to punish the
buyer of Intoxicating liquors. There
were six other topics scheduled on the
program, but the debate on the Shep-
pard bill developed so spiritedly that the
entire time was taken up with the dis
CuSSiOn of that single topic.
ConflictiOn Of Opinion.
While there appeared to be a unani-
nous opinion that the buyer of liquor is
morally as guilty of violating the law
as the seller, the suggestion of making
him punishable under law gave rise to
many conflicting opinions.
Speakers at second session, mme-
diately following, included Mrs. Rob-
bins Gilman, president Of the Federal
Motion Picture Council in America, who
spoke on THE Crusade for Wholesome
Movies: Harold D. Wilson, assistant to
the prohibition administrator at Pitts
burgh, whose subject was Enforce
fnent Accomplishments Not Alibis," and
Clinton NJ Howard, The Conflict of
the Centuries"
The all-day conference opened with
q memorial breakfast at the federation's
headquarters, 206 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, for the late Emile L. G..
Hohenthal, for many, years interna-
tional secretary for prohibition in Eu-
rope.
His son and daughter -in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Lester Hohentl1al of South
Manchester, Conn, were guests. Mr..
Hohenthal was elected a member of the
board of trustees of the organization
and also made secretary for prohibition
In Europe to succeed his father.
At the annual election Of officers DR..
Robert watkins of Philadelphia was
chosen president. DR.. Clarence True
Wilson was elected first vice president
and. Rev. John G. Elliott of Philadel-
pl1ia second vice president. DR.. Chase
was reelected superintendent of the
federation and Prof. George S. Dun
can was reelected secretary. w. w.
MILAN Of Washington was named treas
urer and legal counsel. Virgil G. Hin
shaw of Pasadena. Calf, is the new.
international secretary.