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Evening star., 1932-11-20

When President-elect Roosevelt sits
down with President Hoover during the
deb conference Tuesday, it will not be
the first time they have put their heads
together on a public problem
The two men, it was recalled here
yesterday, worked hand-in-hand some
years ago in a joint effort to stabilize
the building industry, which at the
time was uffering from abnormally
high costs of labor and materials.
Then Secretary of Commerce, Mr..
Hoover joined in 1928 with Mr.. Roose-
velt in organizing the American Con-
struction Council. composed of leaders
of the building industry interested in
combating overprCduction and rising
prices. Mr.. Roosevelt was elected presi-
dent of the council and in that capacity
he was in frequent communication with
Secretary Hoover in furtherance of the
stabiliZation plans.
Complete harmony prevailed in that
undertaking and its task was COM
pleted successfully.
Secretary Mills. who will be PTeSi-
dent Hoover's adviser at the White
House conference, also is well acquaint-
Evening star., 1932-11-20

Harvard men who were graduated with
him % wears ago. now resident in the
National Capital, are Harry S. Benton,
M. D.; former Assistant secretary OF
the Treasury Henry II. Bond OF the law
firm of which Col. William j. Donovan
is a member: Undersecretary OF the
Treasury Arthur A. Ballantine. Col.
Ralph Hubbard Hallett Of the United
States Shipping Board. Henry G. Fer
guson of the United States Geological
Survey, Walter P. Harman of the Bu-
reau of Light Houses, Department OF
Commerce: Gordon David Houston,
principal Armstrong High School; DR..
James Payton Leake of the United
States Public Health Service, George
Henry Murray of Armstrong Technical
High School, F. jerome Starek anc
Lieut.. Col. Francis B. Wilby of the War
Department.
A member Of the Roosevelt clan, I.
Douglas Robinson, a double cousin OF
the President elect, succeeded him IN
1924 as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Mr.. Robinson and Gov. Roosevelt were
Harvard classmates. Another Crimson
'O4 man is Richard T. Crane, Sd, former
American Minister to Czechoslovakia.
Two kinsmen of the President-elect
now resident in Washington are his
uncle, Col Frederic A. Delano, the
brother of the President-elect's mother
and the Governors cousin, Warren De-
lano Robbins, ceremonial officer of the
State Department and social arbiter OF
! the White House.
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-11-20

requisite to the redistribution of gold,
monetary sterilization everywhere, and
the payment of external Indebtedness,
both public and private, by all coun-
tries.
"Of what avail would it be to side
track the war debts upon the theory of
increasing international trade, while
leaving intact the insurmountable tariff
and other trade and finance obstruc-
tions that briStle on every national
frontier and render trade virtually as
impossible without war debts as with
them? Suspending war debts does not
lower one inch these Sky-scraping bar
riers. which under American leadership
have been carried to the widest eX-
trernes in every part of the world. Nor
could such suspension but temporarily
strengthen the financial structures of
the debtor countries unless and until
somewhat Of normal flow of interna-
tional finance and commerce is first
restored.
THE business of all nations is on
an artificial basis. The world is in a
state of bitter economic war. In pro-
ceeding with the herculean and pre-
requisite task of economic disarmament
and military disarmament, the first big
question for determination is whether
AdJlOllS oll-SlJ c-llN JOAill4J olAGll OCfAoC
credit and trade policies calculated to
raise the prices Of primary commodities
( to a higher and healthier level, thereby
correspondingly relieving debtors, and
restoring our normal economic life, or
/ whether there shall be scaling of both
| public and private Indebtedness, either
/ by reduction of interest or principal, or
/ both IN the second place, and in any
/ event, the liberalization of exchange
/ and other trade restrictions, including
! the lowering Of excessive tariffs by i'm
! portant countries simultaneously, offers
/ the most vital and single major remedy
/ for the panic.
There is no other course by which
! this country can permanently restore
employment and rehabilitate agriculture
/ The remedy in each instance is to sell
our surplus. Ruthless economy must
also be practiced.
Let other governments first be asked
to define their attitude on these critical
/ phases, to the end that both individual
! and concerted action of the nations ir
/ support Of a comprehensive relief Fro
| gram including all debts may be had.
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Evening star., 1932-11-20
2.b BEER IS SLOP,
SAYS JIM WATSON.
Indiana Senator Not to Vote
for Strong Brew in Loyalty
to Constitution.
BY the Associated Press.
TNDT DOTTC

BY the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, November 19.-
United States Senator James E. Wat
son, while packing today to return to
Washington for the forthcoming ses-
sion of Congress, said his vote on the
beer bills that may come up will depend
on the form in which they reach the
Senate.
IF bill for high alcoholic content
beer comes up I'll vote against it." said
the Senator, because 1 couldn't vote
to legalize and tax such beer without
violating my oath of Office to uphold
the Constitution of the United States"
The Senator added, however, that
he was of mind to vote for a bill
legaliZing beer of 2.75 per cent alcoholic
content. But it doesn't mean any
thing" the Senator said. "It'S only
slop anyhow"
Last Regular Session.
Senator Watson is returning for his
last regular session of Congress. He
was defeated for reelection by Fred
erick Van Nuys, Indianapolis attorney,
who declared his allegiance to the
Democratic platforms plank pledging
repeal of the eighteenth amendment
and modification of the Volstead act.
Senator Watson said ne had been
called to Washington for a conference
with President Hoover on the European
debt situation. He said he foresees four
major avenues in that tangle
One, he said, is the granting by the
United States of a three-year mora
torium on the theory that by that time
Europe can regain its financial feet.
Another is revival of the Debt Com
mission, a proposal once voted down on
the ground that it might open the way
for reducing the debts. Reputation
and cancellation also have been dis
cuSsed in Europe, Senator Watson con-
tinued, but he expressed the view the
United States will not agree to such ef-
forts by the debtor countries.
Opposition to Cancellation.
"The American people are emphat-
ically opposed to cancellation of the
debt, and both parties are on record as
opposed" Senator Watson said. TT
therefore cannot be considered by the
United States
Reputation, too, has been discussed
in European circles. I doubt, however,
that they will go that far. France could
pay if she would, for she has the worlds
largest gold reserve. She has leagued
the other smaller nations into the pres
ent policy of delay. England wishes to
pay and will pay if she can
Evening star., 1932-11-20
PROPOSAL OF G. 0.P.
SENATORS RAISES
LEGAL BEER HOPES
CONTINUED From First Page.)

(C0ntlnued from F1rSt Page.)
Democratic platform on prohibition, in
cIuding Senators Harrison of Missis-
sippi, Ashurst of Arizona, Byrnes of
South Carolina and George of Georgia,
all supporters of the dry laws in the
past
"If the Treasury deficit continues to
mount" Harrison said, II see no reason
why beer should not be legaliZed."
Ashurst asserted it would be "embez-
element of power" for the Democrats to
fail to carry out their platform pledges,
and George said he would vote for a
sensible definition of an intoxicating
beverage"
"The question Of modification of the
Volstead act will be out of the way by
Christmas" Byrnes said.
The Democratic leader, Robinson Of
Arkansas, also has said he saw mo rea-
son" why the short session should not
consider prohibition legislation. Similar
statements have come from Democratic
leaders of the House, including Speaker
Garner
Returning Republicans also have
given added impetus to the drive for
changing the liquor laws.
Vandenberg for Submission.
Senator NanQenDeTB OF MlCIllSdH Sdlu
he favored immediate submission Of a
repeal amendment and liberalization of
the Volstead law From Senator FesS
of Ohio, long a supporter of prohibition
laws, came a statement that there was
mo real reason" why the question
should not be submitted to the people
at the coming session, though he pre-
dicted modification would be postponed
until the new Congress.
Borah's lone statement on the other
side was that no controversial question
can be disposed of in short session OF
Congress.
Meanwhile, many of those advocating
change in the laws, insist that until
| it is achieved enforcement funds must
be maintained. This view was taken
by Representative Oliver Alabama
Democrat, in charge of the appropri-
alton bill carrying funds for prohibition
enforcement.
"I am in favor OF enforcing the law
as long as it stands" Oliver said, lend
ing particular protection to States
which have no prohibition laws. We
certainly should appropriate enough
money to prevent notification"
Evening star., 1932-11-20
GARNER TO ATTEND
ROOSEVELT Dinner
Press Club Arranging to Han
die Unusual Number of
Guests.

Speaker John N. Garner will attend
the dinner which the National Press
Club is giving Tuesday night in honor
of President-elect Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
The acceptance of the Vice President
elect was received yesterday by Bascom
N. Timmons, president of the club. The
only other guests announced thus far
are James A. Farley. chairman. and
Frank c. Walker. treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee; Col.
Louis McHenry Howe and Prof. Ray
mond Morley of Columbia University,
close associates of Gov. Roosevelt, and
Edward Dowling, who was active in the
recent campaign.
With both Roosevelt and Garner as
dinner guests. arrangements are being
made at the Press Club to handle an
unusually large number Of diners. Gov.
Roosevelt is coming here for his White
House conference with President Hoover.
Among entertainers at the banquet
meeting are to be John Charles Thoma5,
baritone; Doc Rockwell, the comedian;
the Pickins Sisters, radio trio. and the
Revellers Quartet, with James Melton,
tenor.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
DRY LAW ALLURE,
SAYS W|CKERSHAM
Regulation Must Take Its
Place, Chairman of CON-
mission Asserts.
By the Associated Press.

ROCHESTER. N. Y, November 49,
The Rochester Times Union in copy
r!ghted in.e-view with George w. Wick
ersham today quoted the former Attor-
ney General of the United States and
chairman of the National Commission
on Law Observance and Enforcement, as
viewing prohibition "an obvious fall
ure"
Mr.. Wickersham arrived here today
to address the City Club on Law and
Order"
mo law can be enforced unless it Is
backed by strong public sentiment" he
was quoted. The object of prohibi-
ticn is to create temperance habits. This
obviously has failed and if it has, rega-
lation must take its place"
"M2tter of Experiment"
The character Of the regulation must
again be q matter of experiment, said
Mr.. Wickersham.
Whst he termed 1.-THE rising tide of
anti-prohibition feeling" va5 explained
by Mr.. Wickershan as due to three rea-
sons. the Times Union said. They
we're:
Resentment against being forbidden
to do something they wanted to do.
THE extreme character of prohlbi-
ton legislation-the Volstead act-and
the great intolerance of its promoters
and the abandonment of all efforts TO
persuade people to aid in the movement
to promote abstinence, and the putting
Fof entire reliance on enforcement oz
the law.
1.-The highly organized and strongly
financed move against prohibition"
"AnybOdy's Guess"
| As to "what Congress might do" Mr..
Wickersham was silent, the Times
Union said.
IF Congress should declare that, let
us say. 20 per cent of alcohol didn't
make Intoxicating liquor" Mr.. Wicker
sham was quoted. probably the
! Supreme Court would say that was an
| abuse of legislative discretion. Some
| where between the extremes of one-hah
| of l per cent and 20 per cent, a court
would find a point where action by
Congress would be held permissible
/ cxercice of discretion. What that point
is, is anybody's guess"
Mr.. Wickersham was quoted as voic-
| ing his view for the first time that pro-
| hibition was 'an obvious failure" In
| doing so, the TImes-Union said, he in
no way repudiated his stand relative to
the saloon or other points in the report
of his commission.
His only comment, the Times Union
said, was that some time has passed
since that report was made and base
| my revised views on conditions which
have persisted in the intervening
months"
Evening star., 1932-11-20
BEER LEGISLATION
OUT, SAYS UPSHAW
Shows Wire Declaring VOL
stead Laws Constitutional
ity Has Been Sustained.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, November 19.-
william D. Upshaw, Prohibition candi-
date for President in the recent cleo
ton, passing through Knoxville today
for speaking engagements in Ohio, ex-
pressed himself as sitting on top OF
the world" with all beer kegs under
my dry feet"
He said he had just received a tele-
gram from Washington establishing
the impregnable constitutional status OF
the Volstead law and the consequent
impossibility of enacting the proposed
beer legislation at the short session OF
Congress"
The telegram. he said. was received
from Edward B. Dunford, attorney for
the Anti-Saloon League of America, and
read: "Constltutionality Volstead law
sustained June 7, 1920, Rhode Island
versus Palmer, 253, United States Re
ports, $50"
Now this wire should hold their
damp feet to the fire for a spell" he
said in a statement.
"As the titular head of the Prohibi-
ton party" he continued. Il hereby re-
mind these fanatical vets who are try
ing to give bar and booze. instead OF
bread, to Americas hungry millions
that the Volstesd law, which is the
eighteenth amendment in action, is
lust as constitutional as the amend
ment itself, and every member of Con-
gress who votes for a beer bill legal
izing more than one-half of l per cent
alcoholic content will make himself the
unconstitutional laughing stock of the
| Nation.
eve drys will fight them every inch
of the way until the Supreme Court
throws their illegal beer overheard
Verify, whether a man drinks liquor OF
thinks liquor, it makes him act the
| fool.'
Evening star., 1932-11-20
Roosevelt to Share
Gift Turkey With
Hospital Patients
''Corn Belt'' Admirers to
Send Present for
Thanksgiving.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated ETeSS.
CHICAGO. November 19-President-
elect Franklin D. Roosevelt will have
turkey for Thanksgiving. a turkey
grown in one of the Northwestern States
that helped swell his victory majority
in the election last week
And, thanks to Roosevelt, the patients
in the hospital at Warm Springs, Ga,
where the Roosevelt family will spend
the holiday, will also enjoy turkey.
L. B. Kilbourne, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Institute of
American Poultry Industries, wired to
the New York Governor and told him
his "hoSt of admirers in the corn belt
wished to present him with a fine turkey
for Thanksgiving, one grown in the
Northwest.
Gov. Roosevelt wired back: "Many
thanks for your telegram. A turkey
sent to me at Warm Springs will be en-
joyed not only by my family and me
but by many CT the children who are
patients at the foundation. 1t is good
Of you to do this.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Evening star., 1932-11-20
AIRLINE SCHEDULE
TO BE lNAUGURATED
DR.. Reichelderfer, Federal Official
and Others Fly to Norfolk
Tomorrow.

Clarence M. Young. Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce for Aeronautics; DR..
Luther Reichelderfer, president OF the
Board CT District Commissioners, and
representatives of leading civic orgaI1i-
cations are expected to fly to Norfolk.
Va, tomorrow on the inaugural flight
of a new Winter airline schedule.
The party, which will take of from
Washington-Ho Hoover Airport at 11:15
am, also will include Dorsey Hyde,
secretary of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce: Robert J. Cottrell, Sec
retary of the Washington Board of
Trade, and J. Allen Riordon, general
manager of the Norfolk Washington
Steamboat Co.
The new service, to be inaugurated
by the Ludington AirlineS, replaces the
recently abandoned schedules. 1t in
vclves a change of airports at Norfolk.
reduction OF rates, change of schedule
and a round-trip tie-up with the Nor
folk Washington Steamboat Co.
Under the new setup Washingtonian
may fly to Norfolk on the morning
plane, spend an afternoon there, and
return by steamer that night or by air
the next afternoon. Special arrange
ments are being made to accommodate
local hunters desiring to make a quick
trip to the coastal duck shooting
grounds.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
UTILITY IS SUED
BY STOCKHOLDER
Ex-D. C. Attorney Charges
Mismanagement of Funds
of Company.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 19.-Charg-
ing mismanagement of the funds Of
the Associated Gas g. Electric Co.,
Philip Newbold, a stockholder and
former Washington, D. c., attorney,
filed motion in Supreme Court today
asking that a temporary receiver be
appointed pending determination OF his
suit for an accounting.
Newbold, now a felt manufacturer
here, owns 100 shares of the class A
preferred stock of Associated Gas &
Electric. His attorney said he bought
it two years ago at $50 a share and
that it is now quoted on the Curb EX-
change at about 81.
Charges Mismanagement.
Newbold charged that the company
has been grossly mismanaged by How
ard C. HopSon, vice president, treas
urer and director of the company, who
is one of the defendants. He asserted
Hopson dominated the company and
managed it through dummy" di-
rectorS.,
The alleged mismanagement lies in
six contracts HCpson is said in the
motion to have made with six other
organizations, in which Newbold said
Hopson has influence, to manage and
otherwise take care of the company's
business. Newbold charged that these
six companies drew excessive and IL
legal fees.
He asserted that the alleged misman-
agement had seriously affected the
credit of the company, making it diff
cult to carry on refinancing. He said
the company now needs $4,000, 900 to
take up some short term notes.
The six companies with which Hopson
is alleged to have made contracts are
the six mentioned as co-defendants with
Associated Gas & Electric.
Scored by Commissions.
NewboId asserted that the Associated
Gas g. Electric Co. has been criticized
for activities complained of in his mo-
ton by the New York State Public
Service Commission, the New Hamp-
shire Public Service Commission anc
the Federal Trade Commission.
Associated Gas & Electric is a hold
ing company for the following organi-
zations. which are not named defend
ants: The Associated Electric Co., oper-
ating in Western Pennsylvania, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, In
diana. Illinois. South Dakota and tht
! Philippine Islands: the Mohawk VALLEY
! Co.. operating in half of New Yorl
State; the Metropolitan Edison Co.
operating in Eastern Pennsylvania
| Northwestern New Jersey and Slater
Island, and the General Gas & Electric
Corporation, operating in South Caro-
! lima and Florida.
Newbold asserted that the assets o
/ all the subsidiaries have a book valu
| Of S94020e,0 900.
The molten for temporary receive
is scheduled to be argued on Monday.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
GRANDMOTHER SLAIN,
RICH YOUTH SOUGHT
Woman, so, Beaten to Death and
Her Body Dropped Into
Cistern.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, November ia youth
Of high school age-the son of wealthy
parents and model student"-was
sought tonight for questioning about
the killing of his grandmother, Mrs.
Ellen SAKE, so.
Mrs. SAKE was beaten to death and
her body dropped into a cistern. Police
theorized young Arnold might possibly
have been the victim of kidnapers who
killed the elderly woman They said,
however, that evidence indicated Mrs
SAKE was killed by some one familiar
with the Arnold home Bert Arnold
was the only member Of the families
whose activities were not accounted for
at the time of the killing.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
INQUIRY MAY FIX
COURSE ON BEER
Report on What Constitutes
Intoxicant Ordered Late
in Last Congress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
What Congress does this Winter about
beer may depend to large extent upon
the outcome of an inquiry ordered by
the Senate into the question of what
constitutes an Intoxicating beverage.
In the closing hours of the last se5-
sion the Senate turned this perple.tl1g
problem over to its Judiciary Commit
tee, composed entirely of lawyers, for
investigation and report.
Nothing yet has been done by the
committee, but this is likely to be the
first move in the December session on
the beer question.
With the Democrats elected over
whelmingly on a platform calling fol
Immediate modification of the Volstead
act, as well as repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment, the committees inquiry
may become of much greater impor-
tance than was supposed when 1t was
first ordered by the Senate.
Democrats Deny Contention.
At that time proponents Of beer con-
tended that the move was made so
Democrats could dodge vote on the
beer issue.
This was denied by the Democrats,
some OF whom. including Robinson,
their leader, said they were willing to
NOtS 1OI DGtI, Sd4Q IIlSy NClG Nl4AlllS w
The question came up when Senator
Bingham Republican, of Connecticut),
pressed for action on his bill to allow
275 per cent beer. The motion to re-
fer the measure to the Judiciary Com
mittee for inquiry into what constitutes
an Intoxicating beverage wa5 made by
Robinson and carried, SO to 25.
Ever since Congress wrote one-haf of
! per cent into the Volstead law the
argument over what constitutes an in
toxicating beverage has excited discus
sion from one end of the country to
the other.
Senator Sheppard, Texas Democrat
and co-author of the eighteenth amend
ment, gave one side of the controversy
in that last Senate debate, when he
said that figure had been selected be-
cause it was formerly used by the liquor
interests and had been fixed by several
States before prohibition as the intoXi-
eating border line
Definition Not Attempted.
The prohibition amendment, Shep-
pard said, was chiefly aimed at beer
because that was the big pre-prohibi-
tion drink.
The eighteenth amendment merely
provides that the manufacture, sale and
transportation of Intoxicating liquor"
shall be prohibited, without attempting
q definition of that flexible term.
The Judiciary Committees inquiry
will be made under Chairman Norris
(Republican, of Nebraska), long one of
prohibitions leading supporters, who
has now announced for modification.
Norris takes the position that mcdifi-
cation now may avert eventual repeal,
and thus save the prohibition amend
T,,L
itself is composed of members who in
the past have been supporters of the
liquor laws
One of its most prominent members
is Senator Borah Republican. of
Idaho), long dry spokesman, who has
predicted that nothing will be done at
the short session to legalize beer.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
DEBT TALK
WON'T BE FIRST JOINT EFFORT
Worked Together Few Years Ago Stabilize Building
and Fight Rising Prices

ed with Gov. Roosevelt In fact, to
use the Treasury heads own words, he
has known Mr.. Roosevelt since they
were knee high" They were not only
boyhood friends, but both attended Har-
ward University.
When asked yesterday if there would
be preparatory meetings for the White
House parley, Secretary Mills replied:
I'VE will be all prepped up for it."
IT hope the professor (Raynond
Moley of Columbia University, Gov.
Roosevelt's adviser), Will do some
prepping too" he added, smilingly.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
Mrs. Hudson Drops Suit.

LOS ANGELES, November 10 P).-
Attorneys for Mrs. Minnie Kennedy
Hudson. mother Of Evangelist aimee
MCPHERSON Hutton, withdrew today a
s100. 900 slander suit and an action for
divorce against Guy Edward Hudson.
Mrs. Hudson recently filed petition
for divorce in Mexico. Her attorney
said the action here was dropped be
cause Mr.. Hudson is not in Los Ange-
les jurisdiction"