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cross-examination, but subject to.
questioning later.
Sherwood charged that "slander
and malicious libel" have become
q part Of the stock in trade Of
the vets.
TT has been alleged here by
Mr.. Grayson M. p. Murphy, of
New York, In particular, that ell
the business men Of hts acquaint-
ance violate the Eighteenth
Amendment and his decided in.
ference was that business men gen.
orally throughout the country dis
obeyed the law" said Sherwood.
OF course, this is far from the
truth. But what Is the effect
of such statements on growing
boys and girls or upon that sec
tion Of the laboring population
of the country which does not
have the opportunity to know the
truth and may be led to be.
heve the worst?"
) Many Letters Read
Letters. from many business
men were read all taking issue
with Murphy's statement. They
came from: Robert Garrett,
banker, Baltimore; Clarence H.
Kelsy. chairman Title Guarantee
and Trust Company, New York;
T. j. Gillespie, president Lockhart
Yra,A o,al GkaAI Nlnv,nvaaINxg Btffc
burgh; Capt. Robert Dollar. steam
ship operator, San Francisco; j.
II. Marshall, president, Federal
Wholesale Druggist Association,
Minneapolis: Clarence II. Howard,
chairman, General Steel Castings
Corporation, Chicago; j. C.
Penney, chain store magnate;
Ralph H. Burnside, lumberman,
Portland, Ore: George w. Cole
man, president Of the Babson or
ganization, Boston: 8. c. Gilmore,
Hires-Turner Glass Company,
Philadelphia; e. L. Smith, Chi
cago; c. M. Rodefer, Bellaire,
Ohio, and others.
Quarreling among wet and dry
members of the committee began
Immediately after Representative
LaGuardia began his cross ex.
animation. Sherwood read the
list of the board Of directors Of
his committee.
do you know that you have
members of your board who are
now advocating repeal or mod
ification Of the Eighteenth
Amendment?" asked LaGuardia.
Evasion Charged
When Sherwood failed to
anDwer directly LaGuardia de-
clared he was evading the ques-
tion.
Representative Sparks (R) Of
Kansas, objected to the question
I'm going to get the TRUTH"
shouted LaGuardia.
Sherwood finally said some OF
his committee may oppose the
law, but said all stood for law
enforcement.
Representative LaGuardia read
a statement of Baron De Mum,
Of France, denying stories pub
lished in this country saying that
foreign liquor interests had raised
800, 100000 to defeat American
prohibition. A dry woman witness
had quoted Horace D. Taft as
having repeated the story. Baron
De Mum said his organization
AR,aS T11Ira1v local
Bars On Dry's Ships
''You read a telegram from
Capt. Robert Dollar saying that
he obeyed the law. Do you not
know that he has bars on his
ships" asked LaGuardia.
AS Sherwood said he did not
know and did not believe it, dry
members objected.
"I made that charge on the
floor Of the House and young
Dollar sent word to Senator Cope
land TO call rne off because if
they had to close the bar it would
hurt their business" said La
Guardia.
"I've made six trips on the Pa
cific on Dollar ships, and / say
it Is not true" interposed Repre-
sentative Dyer (R) of Missouri, a
wet.
"Well if the leading dry on the
committee" began LaGuardia.
Dry members Immediately as
sailed this reference of LaGuardia
to Dyer and Chairman Graham
was forced to bang the gavel to
preserve order.
The nations leading dry or
ganizations will neither accept the
wet challenge to a nationwide
referendum nor abide by the re-