Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1928, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928. “WLUS TS DRY | STAND OF HODVER | Senator Declares Secretary's| Reply to Questionnaire on { Law “Unsatisfactory.” ~ By the Aseociated Press. FREMONT, Ohio, March 20 Herbert Hoover's attitude on the prohibition amendment and its enforce- ment was brought in the Ohlo presi- dential campaign by Senator Frank B lis in & campaign address here last night. the Senator inferring that Mr Hoover does not favor as strict enforce- | ment as does Willis himself ‘The Secretary's reply to Senator Bomah's questionnaire to presidential | candidates. Senator Willis indicated. is | unsatisfactory to those favoring strict | enforcement | | Reply “Mystical and Evasive.” which he answers nd evasively two out ons which the Sen- as intended to leave the Secretary fa- th amendment and cement along ‘con- whatever that may ow in favor of prohi- aly has changed his war-time,” Senato! maca. U he is bition. he eviden viewpo! Willis said ty. secretary to Presi- was quoted by Senator Secretary Hoover In sident Wilson, Tumulty President was on to war-time then food administrator Great Lakes Probiem Also Cited. Secretary Hoover's attitude on the Chicago-Great Lakes water division project was criticized by the Senator, who charged that Mr. Hoover's public utterances have placed him in favor of Chicago conti its diversion of water from the Great Lakes. Flood control for the Mississippi Val- ley Senat illis said he considered a | national question and favors the plan | proposed by the A my engineers. He | opposed further si v of the question. | declaring he is in [ or of the Govern- | ment at once putting steam shoveis and | dredges to work on the project. DOLLAR DONATIONS | PROPOSED FOR REED| Managers Seek to Avoid Large Contributions to Missourian's Campaign, Paper Says. By the Amocisted Press. KANSAS CITY, March 20—The Kansas City Star says that managers | of Senator James A. Reed’s presidential campaign have decided to avoid large | contributions by organization of & club | to obtain “$1 subscriptions.” | “Because of his position as prosecutor | of the Senate ‘slush fund' investiga- | tion, the Missourian has had to watch | his step in the matter of campaign con- | w\guuom." the Star said. | announcing the “dollar cam i probably would be formally shrtez‘g:;'e‘ Priday the Star told of the reported re- | fusal of several offers of large contribu- | tions to the Senator's campaign fund Lzludmg‘n ‘;::po-l by a Chlcqu(; man 80 ou up to one-half mil- | Bon dollars.” £ 554 | Newton C. Gillman, Kansas City torney, was credited with evolving the | “dollar plan.” Eleven men, prominent I.n’ E‘e&‘muc 'lalxln ll\lert, were named | tes of Mr. Gillma t | of the proposal. - i SRS L SR FILLS PULPIT 54 YEARS. | SALINAS, Calif —For more than 54 ‘:n the Rev, Dr. George McCormick | preached from the pulpit of the | The little temple of worship was erected in 1873, and in all these years it | has had only the one pastor. Mr. Mc- | Cormick came West in August of that | year to accept s call extended him by 8 congregation composed mostly of | United Presbylerians from Delaware County. N. Y. of Antiques 2% Miles South of | Alexandria, Va., on Fort | | Humphreys Road. Busses Pass House. | March 23 and 24 10 AM. Examples of Chippen- dale, Hepplewhite, Sher- | | aton and Early American of Curly Maple, Mahog- any and Walnut. Currier Prints, China, Glass, etc. | Oriental and Hooked | Rugs. By order of GEORGE W. REYNOLDS Lunch Served by Greverton Community Club Zash Auctioneer: J. U. Kinchloe The Hecht Co. offers this Lawson Settee With Down Cushions at $225 Save 354 Now! Ragular Price, $279 You may this fine Lawson settee from three lovely of exquisite Jtalian velour. With web-hase conetrue- tion and reversible, down- flled cushions, luxurious- choose colors n comfort are cc very moderste prive o HAUGEN HAS RIVAL. |SUPER-WHEAT CROP IS GROWN IN WATER BY ACTION OF LIGHT Iowa Representative Meets Opposi- tion for Renomination. DECORAH, Iowa, March 20 (®).— Representative R. N. Haugen, one of the authors of the McNary-Haugen farm relief measure, will have opposi- tion for renomination in the fourth Towa district. J. A. Nelson, an attorney, who described himself as a “Lowden- for-President man.” indicated today he would seek the nomination. 'N. DAKOTA FACTIONS | BATTLE FOR LOWDEN Secre- | | Independent @. 0. P. and Non- | Partisans Have Slates—Illinoisan and Smith Unopposed. | By the Associated Press. FARGO. N. D, March 20.—Indica- tion of their presidential preferences was a mere formality for North Dakota voters today. On the Republican bal- lots appeared only the names of dele- gates to the national convention pledged to Frank O. Lowden, former Governor of Illinois. Gov. Al Smith of New York was the only Democratic candidate. While there was no argument over the Republican choice, there was one over who would carry out the Lowden indorsement. That ‘was between the real” or Independent Republicans and he Non-Partisan Leaguers. Each was epresented in the Republican ballot- | ing with & slate of its own. Two constitutional amendments in- volving increased pay for State legis- lators and clarifying the powers of the State board of equalization were on the ballots. Municipal officers were being chosen in many places. MARY PICKFORD SUED. Film Actress Is Defendant in $25, 000 Damage Claim. LOS ANGELES, March 20 (#.—Mary Pickford, the film actress, Kathleen Norris and Mary Pickford Productions. Inc.. all were made defendants in a | suit for $25.000 damages filed here yes- terday, in which Corinne M. Swenson ~harges that the plot of & scenario writ- ten by her was appropriated for the picture “My Best Girl.” Miss Swenson's suit alleges that in January, 1927, she wrote a scenario en utled “Maggy Murphy from Cork." She showed the scenario to Miss Pick- ford. she declared, and the actress re- fused it. Later. the suit declares the scenario appeared under the title “My Best Girl.” featuring Miss Pickford with Kathleen Norris as the scenarist. Phili 606 -614 | culture scientists was aroused by the | report last week from the University Process Proves Successful But Cost ofi‘q Product Is Prohibitive, Expert's Can a superwheat be grown in water | natural place for wheat is in the ground, it will grow n water. In fact, under ideal light conditions which will|ground, It will grow in WRer. JH jio yield many times the amount of grain | i*oC% "ild (1ot is the common meth- | possible in open fields? od used in experimenting on the ef- e! . say artment of Agricul- | fects of varlous chemical fertilizers.” n,f; 'fi‘i'f,‘.f;‘.."‘{,.,‘:’:,‘md ke v from | . The plants first must be sprouted in the soil, Dr. rner said, and then such wheat probably would cost $100 | placed in water into which the type | of fertilizer to be tested is placed. 'ThenJ i the exact effect can be ascertained, whereas if the plant was grown in wll‘ there would be 0 many complications | of chemical elements that the experi- menter never could tell exactly wh the result had been Experiments Continue. | The Department of Agriculture, Dr.| Garner said, still is carrying on its| experiments In the effects of lfllflt‘llli light on growing crops but these are| practicable only for such crops as can be grown u glass. For such a crop as wheat, which must be grown over an a loaf, or perhaps twice that much. The interest of Department of Agri- of California to the effect that an ex- periment there had yielded & wheat growth far exceeding anything possible under ordinary methods of cultivation. The experiment was carried out after | visiting the greenhouses here, where | tests are being made of the effects of | artificlal light on various crops. | Seek Ideal Combination. | The day is vet far off when ponds and quiet Iakes will be turned into wheat | fields, the Agricultural Department ex- | perts say, and the cost of regulating | the light supplied to the growing | shoots would be so tremendous that it | _ could not be dreamed of at present, except in experiments. “These men."” sald Dr. W. W. Garner. one of the discoverers of the effect of | light regulation on growing crops, “sim- ply were trying to find the ideal com- | bination, to find what wheat would do | when given everything it needed in the | form of food and light. 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