Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

The storm squalls on the prohibition
horizon are increasing In number and
intensity with each passing week. The
latest Is the threatened senatorial in
vestigation of the Prohibition Bureau.
Since in the past the friends of prohi-
nltlon have ever fought shy of investi-
cations by Congress, or by any one else,
Of prohibition enforcement men and
methods, and since the drys rule the
Senate, the proposal for a senatorial
probe when offered 10 DAYS ago by
Wheeler Of Montana was taken lightly
and was generally assumed to be des-
tined for early oblivion. Such may ST III
be the ultimate fate of the wheeler
resolution but that is now by no means
certain. When the Senate judiciary
committee started to deal with 1t this
week, it developed that such warm
friends of prohibition as Chairman Nor
rls and Borah and Walsh of Montana
and Caraway were all in favor of the
investigation. Senator S. Wildman
Brookharts Of Iowa, than whom no dry
is dryer, declared that If the resolution
was smothered in the committee he
would lead fight on the floor to put
It through. La Toilette and Blaine and
Blease and Wheeler will join hands in
TINS cause, which again proves that
political eXigencieS make strange bed
fellows. Meantime, the White House has
passed along the word to sidetrack the
investigation at all costs Next week
may bring showdown on this partic-
ular piece of business.
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The latest eminent citizen to run
atoul of senatorial displeasure is
Charles A. Stone of New York, one of
the country's leading engineers and the
senior partner Of Stone g. Webster Co.
A vacancy on the board of regents of
the Smithsonian Institution was occa-
stoned by the retirement Of Chief Jus
tice Taft and the fact that Mr.. Hughes,
who takes Taft's place on the board
by virtue of his judicial Office, was
previously one of the lay members of
the board. Lay members are appointed
by congressional joint resolution, and
Senator Watson, administration leader,
brought in resolution designating Mr..
Stone, and the Senate in a leisure mo-
| ment adopted 1t without protest or de-
bate. But this action has been re-
sclnded at the instance of La Toilette,
who declared that he objected ito fill
ing key positions of Government with
representatives of the power trust"
! Norris and other power trust" foes
are lining up to do battle on Mr.. Stone.
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Such persons as are convinced that
Mr.. Coolidge is done forever with
public office are quite confident that
about the time that the Republican
party is nominating a president in 1882
the New York Life Insurance Co. will
be nominating Mr.. Coolidge for its
, president. In two more years Darwin
| P. Kingsley will have completed rs
years as president of the New York
Life, and will be rs years of age. Mr.
Coolidge will be just turning go. In
the six months which have now elapsed
since Mr.. Coolidge became a director
of the New York Life his activities In
that sphere have been constantly
broadening, and observers profess to
see careful grooming of the new re-
cruit in the insurance field for the
| headship Of this billion dollar company.
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Representative Louis Ludlow, Demo-
crat, of Indiana has disproved an an
Gent belief that to accomplish anything
a member of Congress must be of the
major party and must have served for
a long time. Mr.. Ludlow, veteran WASH
ington newspaper correspondent, and a
former member of the National Press
Club, is serving his first term. His
| legislative accomplishments have be-
| come the envy of his colleagues and the
pride of his district. He has obtained
. $l,5oo,oO0 addition to the Federal