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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Burea u Farecsst.) Cloudy and warmer today; tomorrow partly cloudy. tures—Highest, yeste: ; Jowest, 17 at 7 Full 42 at 4 pm. am. yesterday. report on page 7. he No. 1,298—No. 31,323. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. JAPAN 1S REPORTED CONSDERIG CJT N CRUISER DENANDS ONRATIWITH .S Action Seen as Serious Effort to End Differences on Rela- | tive Strength in 10,000- Ton Ships. SMALLER SIZED CRAFT WOULD BE SUBSTITUTED Proposal Set at 60 Instead of 70 ment Comes from Headquarters of Delegations. BY THEODORE C. WALLEN. By Cable to The Star. LONDON, February 1.—In an effort to resolve the big cruiser difference between the United States, Great Britain and Japan, propositions have been made to the Japanese delegation here which are receiving significantly serious consideration, according to a highly responsible source at the Five-Power Naval Conference. As neither the Americans nor the British favor Japan’s stand for a heavy cruiser strength 70 per cent of that of the United States, Reljiro Wakatsuki and the other members of the Japanese delegation have been asked to en- tertain a proposal to accept 60 per cent in this class in return for a larger proportion of small cruisers. Thus the 60 per cent ratio allowed to Japan in the Washing- ton capital ship treaty of 1922 has been extended to her 10,000-ton cruisers as well. The 10,000-ton cruiser, known B2 e b G s e larges of ghting ship unrestricted at Washington, limitation of which is sought by the present conference of the five BY REX burban serenity just three to state, on good authority, The mysterious marauder B niverous canine. | parently wears a bulletproof vest. | | | poodle and a prodigal pullet, and In the hunt for it numerous Pursuing the Pesky Panther Washington’s Own Big-Game Hunt Bags Conductor, Boy, Poodle, Pigs and Pooches, but the Phantom Feline Flippantly Forages and Fades. Y a recapitulation of events in th i landed with all four feet In the bagther situation, which | lion, cougar, puma, wild cat, catamount, v king cat, wolf, lynx, hyena, coyote or car- It snarls like an angry lion, screams like a woman scorned, leaps 20 feet over fences and also crawls under them, has a n- chant for fresh pork, leaves paw pfln&eu large as a motorman’s mitt, operates from Southern Maryland to Rock Creek and back to Seat Pleasant and way points; has gray, | yellow, tan and brown hair or fur, It has been sighted by 11 persons, shot at ¢ 3 | by 4 of them and tracked by scores of vol- Proportion Believed Offered Under| unteer Nimrods, from grizzled big game | hunters of the Old West to local policemen. | Bladensburg firefighters, base ball players, Per Cent, But No Official Com- | 8ame wardens and newspaper reporters. | Hard on Milk-Fed Hogs. It has slaughtered five milk-fed hogs, | half a dozen police dogs, a defenseless ten a toe-hold on a dozen other porkers, several pooches and a horse. tims to date including one street car conductor, a boy, a Tom cat, two police dogs, a Jack rabbit and a barnyard goose. The conductor (Continued on Page §, Column 1.) WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION 1 undiny Star. WASHINGTON, D. ', SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9 <y COLLIER. midst of Washington’s su- weeks ago today, the following lgt:b’sx?l e is either a panther mountain armint, painter, bob cat, and ap- has got- casualties have resulted, the vie- FRENCH TONNAGE THESIS SEENHERE AS PARLEY BLOCK Proposal to Transfer From One Category to Another Will Delay Agreement. Acceptance of a French thesis of global tonnage as the basis for future negotiations by the London Naval Lim- itations Conference may materially pro- long the conference, in the opinion of ‘well informed official quarters in Wash- n combined with the proposal to greatest naval powers. With the United States asking 21 and Great Britain 15, Japan would have vir- tual parity with Britain in that class, unless Japan modified her 70 per cent demand or the United States scaled down her own re- quirements. Tt explains the interest of the ited States in persuading Japan to take 60 per cent. No_ Official Comment. At this stage of the proceedings it is out of the guestion to get any official comment from . the or Brit- ish delegation, Americans and much less from the cruiser fleet, or an six ships in that class. This said, the details can only surmised. With Great Britain’s “irre- ducible minimum” program, calling for 35 light cruisers of about 190,000 tons, as well as 15 heavy cruisers, Japan's ratio of light cruisers based on the British strength would be 26 and a fraction. Japan at present has 21 modern light cruisers displacing 98,000 tons, not to mention nine antiquated = second-line cruisers of 63,000 tons, these dating as far back as 1896 and being similar to those just disposed of by the United States, Assuming that the Pranco-Italian sit- uation permitted Great Britain to stand on her present cruiser program, the relative cruiser strength of the three largest navies might conceivably be: Size of Navies. United States, 21 big cruisers with one hundred and ninety 8-inch guns; | 13 light cruisers; total, 300,000 tons. Great Britain, 17 big cruisers with one hundred and twenty-seven 8-inch guns; 35 light cruisers; total, 339,000 tons Japan 10 big cruisers with one hun- dred and four 8-inch guns; 30 light cruisers; total, 190,000. Four Japanese light cruisers, how- ever, are in a class of their own, dis- placing 7,100 tons apiece and carrying six 8-inch guns. Thus she would act- ually have fourteen 8-inch gun ships, ooly 10 of which displaced 10,000 tons eac The list includes four of the British Hawkins class around 9,800 tons and substitutes 8-inch guns - for their twenty-seven 7.5 guns, and also in- cludes two 8,400 tonners mouting 8- inch guns. This worked out a possible arrangement on the strength of the unofficial -eport of the proposition made to the Japanese. is the way one technician | Dissapointment Manifest. Dissapointment in administration quarters over the inability of the con- ference to agree upon an agends after two weeks of tiations has become increasingly manifest, and hope was ex- pressed yesterday that events of the last 48 hours have cleared the promised here while the American was board _the George_Washington, en route to Lon- don. It was believed, however, that the first week or ten days would find these problems disposed of one way or another and the conference with its decks cleared for real action at the ll-\:etl'”nnlnxt of its third week, at the As viewed by administration quarte: here, after close study of official dis- patches from the American delegation, the compromise on the French thesis for global tonnage is analyzed as fol- lows: The five participating powers—the United States, Great Britain, Prance, Italy and Japan—agree that each shall agree to limit its entire navy, including battleships, cruisers, destroyers, sub- marines, airplane carriers and small auxiliaries such as mine layers, to a given number of tons. That is global, or total tonnage. France Wins in Principle. France wins in principle only, and only temporarily. The next step is to obtain from each of the powers a state- ment of how they propose to divide this tonnage among the six mentioned categories. Such a statement will de- pend altogether upon the needs of the respective nations. The difficulty then arises of obtaining agreements restrict- ing tonnage in the various categories to a point which will not force renewed competition. In a sense, it was said, the global tonnage plan merely “postpones the evil day.” Sooner or later the powers must get down to specific figures in categories and agreeing to accept the French thesis is regarded in some quar- ters here as taking a longer road to the same objective to overcome French objections to the shorter route. Some The official plan, if one has been pre- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) such compromise, howeve: admitted (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) “STAR SPANGLED BY FOES TO BE *© Charge Anthem Is Set to Room” After hearing two clear-voiced so- pranos sing “The Star Spangled Ban- ner” Friday without faltering on a single high note and receiving a peti- / tion from more than 5,000,000 persons | asking that it be declared the national anthem of the United States “under its care and protection,” members of | the House judiciary committee yester- Yay listened as the song that snaps| y, tie average American to attention was ! doscriped as “warlike and unsingable.” Not only that, but the Linthicum bill to make the famous song the official | national anthem was opposed on the ground that the music was that of an old English “bar room song.” ‘This old song, according to Repre- rentative Emanuel Celler of New York | rnd Miss Kitty " Cheatham of New 0Tk, compgser of childrep’s music, i BANNER” HELD ‘DRINKING SONG” Music of Old English “Bar Ballad. called “To Anacreon in Heaven.” The first verse of the ballad is as follows: To Anacreon in heaven, where he-sat & 'tn full 'ltufin eW sons of harmony sent a petition, That he their inspirer and pepltl’ofl would be, When this answer arrived from the Jolly old Grecian: ice, fiddle and flute, no longer be !'lln;m‘d' lend ye name and gnd s my inspire ye And, besides, I'll instruct you, like me, with Bacchus' vine. an | " (Continued on Page 3, Column, 3.) ~» COUTENS CHENNING ELOPEMENT GV SOGETY SURPRSE Heiress and Bank Teller Wed Quietly at Baltimore Shrine of Sacred Heart. Miss Margo Couzens, . 21-year-old helress to the millions amassed by her father, Senator Couzens, of Detroit, sprung one of the social sensations of the Winter season yesterday, saying nothing to relatives and eloping to Bal- timore, where she was married io Wil- lam Jeffries Chewning, jr., teller at the ‘West End branch of the Washington Loan & Trust Co. Chewning is four years older than his bride, and is also prominent socially. He 4s the son of Dr. and Mrs. Willlam Jeffries Chewning of Fredericksburg, Va. . Senator Couzens was advised of the marriage by a telephone message from Mrs. Couzens yesterday, after the bride had caled her mother from Baltimore. ‘When the Senator left his daughter at the breakfast table yesterday morning he understood she was going hurseback riding with her sister. The youthful bride is a well known equestrienne, and has been a prominent competitor in so- clety horse-show events about Wash- Ington since her family came here from Detroit. She was_scheduled to appear in a show at the Riding and Hunt Club last night. The Senator was busily engaged in legislative work at the Senate yesterday afternoon when ‘he learned of his daughter's marriage, and indicated the news was a complete surprise to him. The parents of young Chewning like- wise had not been advised of his inten- tion, and the news also was a surprise to them. Senator Couzens had expected the young couple here last night, but in- stead, they took a Bay Line steamer to Old Point Comfort and Norfolk. Dispensation Granted, ‘The marriage ceremony was per- formed at the rectory of the Shrine of the Sacret Heart in Moun- Washington, a fashionable suburb of Baltimore, by Megr. Louis R. 3Stickney, rector of the church. Mrs, Chewning is of 1he Cath- olic faith, and her husband is a member of the Episcopal Church. Archbishop Clg;ky gave a dispensation for the mar- 1 e. Miss Couzens drove from Washington to Baltimore in her own car, and the bridegroom followed in his car. They were met at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore by Marshall Jones of Balti- more, a cousin of the bridegroom. Mr. Jones had arranged for the dispensa- tion, and the couple first went to the residence of the archbishop to cbtain it. Then they went to the church in (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) BANK BUILDING DAMAGED BY FIRE Potomac Savings Institution, in| | the watchman and by Dr. N. Esensten, |a dentist, who sald he was spending | where in_the heart of the building in to entwine the myrtle of Venus|oP ge When the familiar air, the words of Francis Scoft Key, were sung Friday. | oicoked, down In quantities into the gement of the music was used’ihe bank, Burdette said, woul Monday Georgetown, Scene of Early Morning Blaze. Pire of undetermined origin caused fnomlldflbh dlm;s! ear}y this morn- g to the upper floors of the Potom: Savings Bank Building, at the cgm:‘r: of Wisconsin avenue and M street, but did not penetrate to the banking rooms , proper. { ‘The blaze was discovered both hy' the wight in his office. The first ¥e knew he said the flames had come through the door of his office, The fire apparently originated some- the stairwell. Four companies re- |spanded, No. 1, No. 5, No. 9 and No, 23, The fire was s0on under control. While the flames were confined to the second and third floors of the build- ing most of the interior was damaged by water, including several dentist's of- fices on the second floor and the offices of the American Drug Co. The large assembly room or lodge hall on the [ third foor, where the Georgetown Cit- {izens’ Association and some lodges usually meet, was badly damaged. After a survey of the banking rooms the first floor E. T. Burdette, assist- ant cashier, stated that water did not t into any valuable records, although ‘While somewhat handicapped, CHEST VOLUNTEERS 0 SPEND SABBATH INDRIVE FOR NEEDY $800,000 Stands Between Workers and Their Goal. $75,934.78 Yesterday. POOLE IS OPTIMISTIC OVER DRIVE’S SUCCESS Receipts Are Ahead of Last Year's Figures on Comparative Basis, Chairman Reveals. Dedicating the Sabbath to work in behalf of the sick, the maimed and the poor, as represented by the charitable and ‘welfare agencies affiliated with the Community Chest, the three units of volunteer workers engaged in the Chest campaign were prepared to sally forth again today with new determination to reduce through additional pledges the $800,000 still needed to meet the budget for this year. Within reach of a million dollars as 8 result of pledges amounting to $75,- 934.78 reported at yesterday's meeting in the Mayflower Hotel, the Chest cam- paigners nevertheless faced increased odds in the final drive to finish the job by Thursday. Chairman John Poole sounded a note of warning when he pointed out that the combined forces must average approximately $205,000 days if the final 1 on schedule ume.m eI tuchea Poole Is Confident, Confident that Washington will not fail in the second year of the Chest, Chairman Poole was inclined to regard the total of $962,974.30 raised to date with a degree of optimism in comparing it with the total on the same day of last year’s campaign. Based on this comparison, the present campaign is running about $200,000 ahead. The in- creased budget calls for $300,000 addi~ tional this year, owing to the fact that there are 18 more agencies in the Chest, at::i‘dmaenee of only $100,000 must E:gechu.v encouraging was the report of the special gifts committee, 12::!.; time last year it raised $664,000. Its total today stands at $796,312. Despite the fact that Chairman Newbold Noyes warned that his committee has about struck rock bottom,” there is hope of several additional outstanding gifts of $500 or more being turned in before the campaign ends. Reporting a total of $19,890 yester- day, Mr. Noyes announced that cables to John Hays Hammond, who is absent in South America, had resulted in the famous mining engineer increasing his gift 20 per cent, giving $12,000 this year. Another special gift of $4,000 from Admiral and Mrs. W, H. Brownson alsc was reported, these being the two outstanding contributions of the day. Group Unit Gets $5,636. ‘The group solicitation unit, which is canvassing employes in 5 business and industrial establishments of the city, reported additional contributions amoun to $5,636.74. Added to the sum the unit previously had raised, its total amounts to $11,028.54. Chairman Frank R. Jelleff explained that pay day is an element figuring largely on the solicitation of employe groups and that the reports from his committee would come “slowly but surely” for this rea- son. Reports from individual establish- ments will not be rendered, he said, until the work of solicitation has been completed. As the campaign pro- gresses, the reports from the group so- licitation unit therefore are expected to pick up daily. ‘The metropolitan unit _ added $50,408.04 to the day's total. Included in this amount, Chairman Merritt O. Chance read a report from region 5 showing contributions of $2.342.65 from the gifts of 451 colored citizens. This excellent showing on behalf of region 5 was one of the most encouraging fac- tors in the campaign. Division 8, known as the Midcity division of the Metropolitan Unit, of which James B. Evans, Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith and W. C. Hanson are co-chairmen, again won the silk flag for the highest percentage of quota re- ported to date, leading with 27.1 per (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) TWO EX-POLICEMEN HELD GUILTY OF MINER’S DEATH Third Is Acquitted of Charge of Manslaughter Following Trial at Franklin, Pa. By the Associated Press. FRANKLIN, Pa., February 1—Two former coal and iron policemen were convicted and a third was acquitted here today on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of John Borkowski, miner, alleged to have been fatally beaten. ‘The men convicted are Walter J. Lyster and Harold A. Watts. Frank Slapikas was acquitted. The trial was held in Venango County on & change of venue from Allegheny, where the three were acquitted last September of murder of the miner. ‘The maximum penalty for involuntary manslaughter is one year. Borkowski died after he had been arrested by the policemen. interest in his work. .opened as usual for each of the four remaining report | Clare Briggs’ Fan}ous Drawings will be revived in THE EVENING STAR Since the death of Mr. Briggs, one of America's greatest cartoonists, there has been a great wave of public During his long years of activity Mr. Briggs created characters and pictures certain to live. The outstanding ones will be reprinted, in the belief that they are as interesting today as when first published. Turn to them each day for the next few weeks. They will be found on the Sports pages of The Star. 1930—122 PAGES. * “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star is delivered every evening and to National 5000 to start immediate delivery. () Means Associated Press. FIVE CENTS WASHINGTON _AND TEN CENTS SUBURBS FLSEWHERE DRY TRANSFER BILL, FIRST IN HOOVER'S PROGRAW, MAY GET VOTETHISWEEK Williamson Measure Again Amended on Alcohol Per- mits Provision as Wet-Dry Debates Are Continued. LEHLBACH DECLARES LAW IS HOPELESS Reply to Fort Says User Must Be Declared the Criminal to Get Re- sults—Schafer Withdraws Re- merk About Christ Furnishing SETTLING IT ACCORDING TO FORT TACTICS. GRUNDY : CHIDES SENATORS FOR “"WASTING TIME" ON HIM Blaine’s Comment on Speech to Wool Group Brings Sharp Satire. Caraway, Norris and Watson Join in Round of Sarcasm. By the Assoclated Press. Speaking up for the first time in the Senate yesterday, Senator Grundy, Re- | publican, of Pennsylvania, replied to a half hour's discussion of himself by chiding the various Senators for spend- ing time on him. Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis- consin, read to the Senate the speech made a year ago by Grundy before the wool manufacturers, expressing concern over the tariff bill because of the lack of legislative experience of President Hoover. ‘There was a round of joshing about the speech with suggestions that Sena- tor Blaine get it to the President, and questioning as to whether the Repub- licans intended to exclude Grundy from committee places because of his atti- tude toward the President. Listening intently in his seat far SENATOR GRUNDY. back in the corner on the side, Grund; the mem| of satire. tor Democrat, of Missippl, who had ques- (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) BUSIESSLEADERS PLAY AT BANOUET Pershing Is Honor Guest at Midwinter Dinner of Board of Trade. ‘The gayest and most elaborate of the long series of Midwinter dinners that have become an institution of the Washington Board of Trade, was held last night in the Willard Hotel. With 69 distinguished guests attend- ing, comprising an impressive list of officials of the Feéderal and District Governments and men prominent in civic life, the trade body members de- voted themselves whole-heartedly to the business of having a good time. Room Is Gayly Decorated. ‘The event, an outgrowth of dinner meetings inaugurated more than a score of years ago by the membershi) committee, took place in the grand ball room, gayly decorated in Parisian style to harmonize with the night's enter- tainment, “Inside the Red Mill, Mont- marte, Paris.” 2 Approximately 850 men joined in ths merry-making. No pains were spared in the decora- tion of the banquet room and at one end was a huge red mill, carrying out the theme of the professional theatri- cal show produced on a stage that formed & part of it. Gen. John J. Pershing was the honor guest, but despite this ‘“handicap,” seemed to enjoy the celebration fuily | as much as his less conspicuous fellow banqueters. Senators, Representatives, judges and well known local officfals | were sprinkled plentifully about the room. Murphy Welcomes Group. The dinner commenced promptly at 6:45 o'clock. Following the last course, the curtain rang up and Jerome F. Barnard, chairman of the general com- | mittee_was _introduced by Willlam R. (Continued on Page 11, Column 1.) SENATE APPROVES INQUIRY IN HATF Body, However, Holds Presi- dent Hoover Has Power to Name Commission. By the Assoclated Press. Refusing to authorize the appoint- ment by. President Hoover of a commis- sion to invesiigate conditions in Haiti on the ground that the Chief Executive already has this authority, the Senate instead yesterday adopted a resolution providing $50,000 for an inquiry “by such means .as the President may de- termine.” The proposal to appoint a commission, made by President Hoover after recent disturbances in Haiti, was turned down by the Senate foreign relations commit- tee. The authority, which was held unnecessary by the committee, was granted by the House. So the resolution (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—34 PAGES. Geyn‘:ml News—Local, National reign. Schools. and ~ Colleges—Pages B—4, B—5, B—6. Financlal News—Pages C-4, C-5, C-8 and C-7. PART TWO—8 PAGES. Editorial_Section—Editorials torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Review of New Books—Page 4. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 6. Spanish War Veterans—Page 6, PART THREE—14 PAGES. Society. W. C. T. U. Activities—Pages 8 and 9. Girl Scouts—Page 9. . PART FOUR—14 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, Screen and Music. In the Motor World—Pages 5 and 6. Aviation Actlvities—Page 7. Fraternities—Page, Veterans of Great —Pages 9 and 12, News of the Clubs—Pages 10 and 11. Serial Story, “The Romantic Prince"— Page 12. District National Guard—Page 12. Radlo News—Pages 12 and 13. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. D. A. R. Activities_Page 6. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 6. Army and Navy News—Page 6. At Community Centers—Page 7, Organized Reserves—] 1. Y. W. C. A. Activities—] 8. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— and d Edi- o Page 8. PART SEVEN—24 PAGES. Magazine Seetion. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 22. GRAPHIC SECTION—S8 PAGES. ‘World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—8 PAGES. Moon Mullins; Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.; Little an Annie; y; Somebody’s Stenog: High Lights of History, ¢ smiled frequently with AUTOKILLS WOMAN: INJURED MAN DIES Car Strikes Victim Hurrying to Her Home: on Birthday; Cranking Proves. Fatal. Hurrying home to her birthday sup- prepared by her mother at their in Cathedral Miss Brooke, 44 years old, was in- killed in front of her residence last t when struck by an automobile 1opented by Dr. P. L. Hodges, osteopath, of the Barr Building. A short time later, Guy Leon Speer, 34 years old, of 841 Longfellow street, dled ‘st Emergency Hospital, victim of a freak autamcbile accident, having been crushed against the side of a house | by the sudden starting of a car he had | cranked while in gear in the after- noon. Miss Brooke was pronounced dead cy, where she was taken Man- b tflflfi Doyle, man: of apartment. Notified by police of the death of her daughter, Mrs.. Mollie E. Brooke was overcome by grief and it was necessary to summon Dr. Carl Keyser of Alexan- dria to assist her. Brooke, died in 1895. Last night. to mark Miss Brooke's birthday anniversary, Mrs, Brooke pre- pared ‘a small supper and was awaiting the arrival of her daughter, who tele- phoned that she was hastening home “with an especially large appetite” for the dinner. She was still waiting her daughter’s return when police arrived to inform her of the tragedy. Employed in Alexandria. Miss Brooke was a graduate of pub- lic schools of the District and for the last 26 years had been employed by Attorney Gardiner L. Booth of Alexan- dria, Va. William J. Mitchell, Diamond taxicab driver, informed police that he observed the accident and the body had the ap- pearance of a “bundle of clothes pitched in the air.” Mitchell then took the woman to the hospital. Speer, the other accident victim, a carpenter, went to the garage about 3:30 yesterday afternoon to adjust the brakes on his automobile. After working with them for awhile, he went around to the car was in gear and started, pushing him in font of it, on the bumper, straight across the alley, crashing into the side of the house on the other side of the alley, 5615 Ninth street, occupied by Harry P. Rueth and family. Rueth, who was shoveling snow in the alley, was the first to reach the crushed ‘man. The engine of the automobile was still running, Rueth said, the car was in gear, and the rear wheels, without chains, were spinnig in the snow and ice. He disengaged the gears and at- tempted to back the car off Speer by the power of the motor, but was unable to do so until a neighbor, A. B. Wat- kins, and a colored man helped. Speer was taken to the hospital. Speer was born in Fairfax and came to Washington several years ago. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. May Speer; a brother, Elmer E. Speer, and sister, Mrs. Lily Rhodes, all of Ballston. He was a member of the Junior Order, United American Me- chanies, front of his car and cranked it. The|He Wine at a Wedding. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The House will be given an op- portunity this week to vote on the first of the bills to reach it, carrying out the President’s pro- gram for strengthening prohibi- tion enforcement, if the plans of the leaders are carried out. Chairman Snell of the rules com- mittee said last night he thought it would be possible to take up. the Williamson bill, transferring to the Department of Justice from the Treasury Department the duty of enforcing prohibition, by Thursday. Earlier in the day the commit- tee on expenditures in the exec- utive departments had amended the Williamson bill again so as to authorize the Attorney General \and jth‘; t?ec;:)h;y of the Treas- ury jointly raw up regula- tions governing industrial alcohol withdrawal permits. This provision was in the bill originally, but had been changed so as to place the author fimthe gm’::“o( u;; Alt::rney‘clen e Inj e ue of pfitflfll in t:l;"nenury' t. The bill as now approved the committee, however, gives the Attorney Gener: sole authority to administer the - bition bureau, which will be transferred to the Department of Justice. Debate Is Continued. Debate over the wet and dry issue continued yesterday in the House and in the lobbles of both the House and the Senate. Senator Brookhart of Sokgcstion hat Ma). Gen; Smediey D b:l th;‘ United States Marine tlons Miss Brooke's father, John Hawkins | ator insiste Republican, and a wet, was denoun the prohibition law and insisting_that it could never be enforced. Mr. Lehl- Fort, the House on Friday defended national prohibition and at the same ime argued that the eighteenth amend- ment and the Volstead act did not pro- hibit drinking alcoholic beverages, but merely sought to prohibit commercial traffic in those beverages. It was Mr. Fort’s contention that the people could, if they wished, make home brew, light wines and beer, and use them legally. Disputed by Lehlbach. Mr. Lehlbach, on the other hand, in- sisted that the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act were deufned to eliminate all drinking of alcoholic bev- erages. He argued that it was idle to seek merely to attack the bootlegger and those who made liquor for sale. said: “The abolition of drinking, I is the aim of pmhlbmon.. Yr:lpe::i effort is not against the drinking, but nst the sources of its supply. But while the drinker remains such, sources will always exist. You may break up and scatter one source, but another will spring up over night. Demand al- ways creates supply. No government, not even under military law, can de- prive its citizens of what they want and feel they are rightfully entitled to. “There is only sincerely to try to enforce prohibition. Drop shams and subterfuges and de- clare the user of alchohol im. this way we will have a prompt and certain showdown on prohibition enforcement.” Jones Without Comment. Senator Wesley L. Jones of Wash- ington, who has for years been a strong advocate of prohibition and is co- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) 1 Five Police Grin at Young The “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” sung by 50 so-called Communists in front of the Mexican embassy, 2829 Sixteenth street, yesterday ' afternoon, was received with a broad smile by five District policemen. When the shouting members of the group found they were not to be herded into patrol wagons and that nobody was paying any atten- tion to them they packed their placards about “imperialism and capitalism” into automobiles and left the scene. The demonstration, the second to be held in_front of the within a month, was heralded protest against Mexico's action in minating diplomatic relations Soviet Russia. Embassy and police of- ficlals were notified in advance by the self-styled radical group that the dem- onstration was to be staged. Shortly after noon as a ter- with l men “RADICALS” IN EMBASSY PARADE FAIL TO ROUSE POLICE RIPPLE Demonstrators, Who Shout a Little, Then Depart Dejectedly. rade was on. Sixteen times the group raded in front of the house, which failed to bring the face of even a servant to the embassy windows, ana the police made no threatening move. Even three cheers for the Soviet Union and a like number of “boos” for “American lmrdflllllm" group, which was by » who said his name was Edward ider ;{\ Emhliad';]phi;; failed !f stir :g: police. gain recognition, grou] quietly left the scene. » Mexican embassy | Pants and women arrived in my:\‘mg‘ ‘They the by, the tve were greeted cordially