Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
Daniel c. Roper, Former In
ternaI Revenue Head, Also
Supports Measure.
DESCRIBES DISPENSARY
LAW EVILS IN S. CAROLINA
Tells Committee Present System
Has Destructive Rather Than
Constructive Attitude.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Fielding H. Yost, the veteran foot
ball coach at the University of Micl1i-
gan, and Daniel G. Roper, who as com.
missioner of internal revenue in 1920
was the first to direct enforcement Of
national prohibition, today were re-
corded as supporters Of the eighteenth
amendment at the House judiciary
committees dry law hearing.
experimenting their testimony this
afternoon, Mrs. Martha Bensley Bruere
told the committee that Nationwide
survey in 1927 had disclosed that pro-
hibition had benefited the "low wage
earners" as well as business in general.
Yost, known to the gridiron followers
Of the Maize and Blue elevens as
Hurry Up" wired his sister-in-Iaw,
Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost, that in his
opinion the decade Of prohibition had
resulted In less drinking smong the
youth Of the Nation.
Mrs. Yost has been in charge Of pre-
senting the dry witnesses and she had
the telegram read to the committee. It
read:
I'm my opinion the college youth of
America Is not drinking ns much as
they did in prohibition days.
''No one Is entirely satisfied with
present conditions. Our Government
tried to control and regulate the sale
Of intoxicating liquors FOR q hundred
years and made miserable failure Of It.
Every one states he is opposed to
the return Of the saloon. However. any
legalized place to sell liquor viii serve
to buy intoxicating liquors.
"It is unfortunate that certain people
of standing by example furnish
leadership to youth In law violation"
Views in Line with Stages.
Yost's views were in line with those
recently presented by another veteran
Alonxo stage, for more than . quarter
Of century connected with the athletic
department Of Chicago University.
Roper took the stand as soon as the
communication was read. As O Spon.
Sor Of the liquor dispensary law, once
tried in his native State of South
Carolina, he testified concerning the
unsuccessful efforts to enforce the
statute and its subsequent repeal. Sew
ctHA WCt WITNESSES unO Su88Cetcu khlo1
along this line as O possible solution
for national prohibition.
The South Carolinian, Who retired
as internal revenue commissioner even
before prohibition enforcement was
placed under q separate commissioner,
urged q building up Of self respect
among the people to observe the dry
law, testifying that the present system
had destructive rather than construc-
tive attitude.
Describes Dispensary Law.
In describing operation of the dis
pensary law, Roper started testifying
by saying that as an outgrowth Of the
system, blind tigers" and "moonshine
stills" sprang up and the liquor deal
ers resisted enforcement The law
compelled sale of liquor of specified
quality and In packages.
He praised former Gov. Benjamin r.
Tillman for trying to enforce the law
until he had reached q decision that
the law was q failure.
He quoted from the governors mes
sage to his officers to enforce the law,
and then gave the former governor
credit for aiding In bringing about its
repeal.
Roper said the system had proved
an absolute failure and added il had
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