Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1930, Page 4

A4 DRY LAW REPEAL URGED BY MORROW Ambassador, Opening Senate Race, Favors Return to State Control. (Continued From First Page.) more important questions which may come before the United States Senate within the next six years. Tonight I am going to discuss prohibition. uestion seldom discussed dispassion- ly. It is a question which constantly confuses moral principles with the art of government. “The control of liquor has for a long time been one of the difficult problems of all governments. There are people ‘who befl!ve that the prohibition of in- toxicating liquors under any circum- stances by any government is an in- fringement on the right of the indi- vidual to lead his own life in his own way. Believes in Right of Restriction. *“I do not share in that view. It has been generally recognized that all gov- ernments have the right to protect a man against his own propensities if the injury to the community is sufficient to warrant the interference with individual liberty. The prohibition movement is a recognition of this principle. It is not & new movement. * * * “The liquor business has been for centuries one of those businesses in the conduct of which the Government has & direct interest, which warrants it in Bumng Testrictions upon the personal berty of individuals. How much re- striction it is wise to put on individual | liberty is a question about which there | has been and will be great difference | of opinion. The habits and character of people, the size of the com- munity, the extent of the participation of the people in the exercise of their ml:flul rights are all important fac- in the determination of how far a community can go in restricting indi- vidual liberty for human good. “It is not my purpose to discuss in general the merits of prohibition as a . That, as I conceive it, is not le. The issue is whether it is g‘efluble and in the public interest apply that policy to the United States a8 & whole through the agency of the Edflrl.l Government. It is a problem “UNCLE SAM AT tivities of all branches of the ganization, are controlled by ment, All United States income, and the funds for the ac- ‘The Treasury is run on a “balanced budget” plan—it plans to collect only enough tax, or income, o meet the current year's expenditures. tary of the Treasury, second ranking cabinet mem- ber, recommended to the seventy-first Congress that the 1929 income tax rate be cut 1 per cent. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, YOUR SERVICE” entire Government or- the Treasury Depart- Mr, Secre- tion of the eighteenth amendment gives the Congress and the several States ‘concurrent power’ to enforce the amendment. I am aware that the States can, if they desire, enforce within their own jurisdictions the pro- hibition which the Federal Constitution now prescribes as the policy for the whole United States. “The fact remains, however, that the first section of the eighteenth amend- ment is operative in every hamlet in the land. It limits the power of all State legislative bodies and all State officials. It invalidates every legis- legislative act which authorizes or sanctions what the section prohibits. “It has thus come to pass that States or subdivisions of States whose sympathy is not with the law feel them- selves relieved of responsibility for en- forcement. They leave to an over- burdened Federal Government, with a wholly inadequate police force, the task of carrying out a great social reform which before 1920 all the communities of the land in one way or another were wrestling with. “I bring you no panacea for this deplorable condition. I know of no magical solution. I cannot, however, stand before my friends and neighbors and ask for their suffrage without hav- ing them know my attitude toward the lem: “PFirst. I believe that the way out of the present difficulty is to recognize clearly the fundamental difference be- tween the nature of the Federal Gov- ent. 5 peculiar characteristic of the Government of the United States is its Pederal form. Under that form of government we ~look to our several States to perform certain governmental functions and to our Federal Govern- ment to perform other governmental functions. States Once Bore Responsibility. “Prior to 1919 it was the State gov- ernments that bore the principal respo sibility for dealing with the liquor ques- ton. * * ¢ Such functions as rested upon the Federal Government in con- nection with the liquor question were related to the exercise of its power over foreign and interstate commerce and its taxation. system of 5 “National tgmhll)ltlm went into effect Sarvughout the whole United States on July 1, 1019, by & special wartime act and was continued after 1920, under the power con- by the eighteenth ‘e _have now had 10 by which to judge new . “Bear in mind that we had proceeded this country for 130 years under t.\exe and the that the several £ which direetly tonched the tves ! ives the people. but—what is even more important—it involved a new atti- tude of the people toward the Federal Government and of the Federal Govern- ment toward the ni in terms of a mighty Nation of 125,000,000 people, with great cli- matic, racial and social divergences. Success of System Varies. “In many States, where it is in ac- eord with prevailing popular sentiment, national bition is generally be- &u:e;séuL It is luccmn ru; ive co-operation of e and their officials. In other , ineluding those with the great- est populations, the system works badly, because the people and their officials do not co-operate with the Federal sgents, and the Federal agents alone are not able to exercise effective con- trol. In these States there exists re- sentment against the attempt to impose & control which the vailing con- science of the people not accept. “Is it well that large portions of our wle should conceive of the Federal ernment as an alien and even a hostile power? Is it well to have as a result a lawless, unregulated liquor hflzc, attended by a shocking corrup- “It s not fair to assume that all re- sentment against national prohibition is due to & desire for unlimited license to be intemperate. There is no community in the United States which desires that. ‘The resentment is due to the feeling that an unreasonable control is being fmposed. * * ¢ Community Attitude Is Stressed. are many problems in human Mving that are not susceptible of a final solution. The attitude of the com- munity toward the trafic in liquor is such a problem. “I_am aware that the second sec- N ernment and the State government. T believe this involves a repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the substi- tution therefor of an amendment which will restore to the States the power to determine their policy toward the liquor traffic, and vest in the Federal Gov- ernment power to give all possible pro- tection and assistance to those States that desire complete prohibition against invasion from the States that do not. ‘Would Vote for Change. “If T should be elected to the United States Senate I should be prepared to vote for a resolution submitting to the several States an amendment to the Constitution in any form &hat would accomplish the foregoing pur- pose. I do not believe that the funda- mental difficulty can be reached by an amendment of the Volstead act. “Second. The United States Senate, as one of the two branches of the Na- tional Legislature, has a part in deter- mining the appropriations for Federal law enforcement. So long as the eight- eenth amendment and the statutes thereunder are the law of the land I favor generous appropriations for their enforcement. “I favor the use of such appropria- tions, in the first place, for that portion of enforcement which is pre-eminently the duty of the Federal Government. This means that the Federal Govern- ment would first direct its efforts to keeping liquor from coming into the country and to keeping the liquor from passing into interstate commerce. While there is no doubt of the power of the Federal Government under the eight- eenth amendment to perform local po- lice duty in the suppression of the liguor traffic, it should be remembered that it has a vast task in the purely Federal field. Until it performs that task, it might well leave all local police duty with the States who have concurrent power with the Federal Government in the local fleld. Such a method of en- forcement would distribute responsibility where it belongs. “In the foregoing discussion I have tried to avoid the words ‘wet’ and ‘dry.’ It does not help much in a solution of a problem to label men. Men labeled wet may be as much opposed to the saloon as men labeled dry. Opposes Return of Saloon. “The saloon must not come back. The people of the United States are rid of the saloon—and well rid of it. But in the process of ridding ourselves of the saloon a wholly upregulated liquor traf- fic has grown up in this country. One group blames it on disobedlence of the law. It is not in such a spirit that a solution will be found. “The solution will be found when we realize that the issue before us is & Government problem. How can control of the liquor traffic be divided between Federal and State governments in a way that will recognize the habits and sentiments and moral principles of the people in different parts of the country? I see no way of settling that question satisfactorily without a further change in the Constitution. “We hear on all sides that it is im- possible to amend the Federal Constitu- tion. It is difficult, but not impossible. Four times within the last 20 years the Constitution has been amended. It can be amended again. * * “I look forward to the time when the old leaders in the temperance move- ment—the churches and the schools and the social workers—will appreciate that they have not reached a final solu- tion of a world-old problem by the pres- ent eighteenth amendment. I look for- ward to the time when the great moral teachers of the country will realize that in the battle for a great social reform there was wisdom in the old system of experimenting in 48 laboratorles rather than in one.” ‘McBRIDE DENOUNCES STAND. Brands Morrow as Avowed Wet; Other Opinions Vary. By the Associated Press. The announcement of Dwight W. Morrow that he was seeking the Re- publican senatorial nomination in New Jersey as dvocate of the repeal of the eighteenth amendment was follow- ed by the expression of variety of opinions in Washington. F. Scott McBride, general superin- tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, de- nounced Morrow's stand as an “out and out wet platform” and said the question of presenting a dry candidate would be left to the decision of the State organ- ization of the league. Representative Bachrach, Republican, dean of the New Jersey delegation in Congress, said he approved Morrow's position, but that he could not comment on any substitute plan for prohibition without giving the project thorough study. The opinion that the country would not. with Morrow was expressed by Senator Jones, Republican, of Wash- ington, author of the Jones law pro- viding heavy maximum penalties for offenders against the dry laws. “That goes right back to where we were before we adopted the eighteenth amendment,” he said, referring to Mor- row’s position. “I don't think the coun- try wants to do that.” Termed “Good Judgment.” Morrow's stand was termed “good judgment” by Representative Graham, Republican of Pennsylvania, an avowed 1, wet. McBride asserted that Morrow had adopted “the program of Henry H. Cur- Tan, president of the Association Against the Probibition Amendment. “The assoclation was against State option until we got prohibition,” he continued, “and now they want'it back in. While we were getting State after State for prohibition these men opposed local option, but now they find it their only hope. Morrow has fol- lowed their suggestion in its entiret; “As to what course the Anti-Saloon League will take in New Jersey, I shall leave that for Dr. Shields (superin- tendent of the State organization) to announce.” An intention to put a dry candidate in the fleld if Morrow should declare himself against the eighteenth amend- ment was announced recently by the Ssate branch of the league. ART SHIRES 'i'ELLS THEM PHILADELPHIA, May 16 (#).—The Poor Richard Club, an organization of advertising experts, learned about ad- vertising yesterday from Arthur (the subdued) Shires, and when he had finished an after-luncheon talk a club | official pinned the organization’s “achievement” medal on the broad chest of the White Sox first baseman as evidence of his extraordinary ad- vertising talent. Shires spoke less than five minutes, but he made the front page with ple- tures. A Bank —doing sM4LL things BIG 1143 Conn. Avenue AN unusually indi- vidual showing of late arrivals in mil- XA AR AR 3k a particular person. :\ All Headsizes Conservatively Priced linery, each depicting an individual mode for Character Security for Loans Wlxen n{one I‘l;nh ofborrow’ins moneg. he not on. y considers the rate which will be clnrsecl and the manner of pay- ment of the oblisndon ~—he is concerned with the type of security which he can put up in order to obtain the loan. Under the Morris Plan no p“lyn'ul property is required The Morris Plan has made it possible ffll’ a person Of SOOJ clnncter.-steldi]’ \‘louemem, "ll issory note, by two emplo'yul. to obtain money t]'lrnusl: en- is, the signing ofa prom- of L;l friends. ‘We loan on the reputation and char- acter and earning lbi]h’ of the borrower and his two comakers. Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury Loaning Hundreds to Thousands The Nation’s Pocketbook. This department not only has charge of the national pocketbook, but it manufactures all the paper cur- rency and metal coins of the country as well. to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and the mint to see thera “make money” will be enjoyed soon. But now we must see how Uncle Sam collects some of his income to meet his yearly expenses of nearly four billion dollars. Prom the tariff—or customs duty—the Treasury Te- A trip First Contest for Thompson Award to Be Held in Chi- cago This Year. In an effort to revive high-speed air- plane development in the Unit States, virtually abandoned when the Navy withdrew from Schneider competition several years ago, C. ‘Thompson, wealthy Cleveland business man, has donated a trophy and cash prizes, to be contested for in a free-for-all race an- nually in connection with the national alr races, it was announced today by the National Aeronautic Association, which will be in charge of the contests for the trophy. The first race for the trophy is to be flown at Chicago on Labor day in con- nection with this year's national air races, and according to information re- be represented. Arranging Speed Course. ‘The offer of the award was accepted by the National Aeronautic Association and the contest committee of this or- ganization will draw the rules under which the competition will be flown each year. Maj. Luke Christopher, famous test pilot and secretary of the contest committee, is in Chicago today arranging for the laying out of a speed course and drawing rules for the contest ‘The final design for the Thompson Trophy is to be selected here Wednes- day by a committee composed of Clar- ence M. Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics; F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary of War for Aeronautics; David S. Ingalls, As- sistant Secretary of the Navy for Aero- naitics, and Orville Wright. Four desigrs for the trophy will be placed on exhibition Wednesday in the Wash- ington Hotel, and from these four the committee will make its selection. Sets Aside Endowment. In addition to the trophy, which will go to the winner, Mr. Thompson will present gold and silver plaques to win- ners of second and third places, and has arranged for cash prizes, to be donated by himself and the city in which the races are held, each party to put up an equal amount. He has set aside a $5000 endowment with the trophy. ‘The Thompson Trophy contest is expected to take the place of the for- mer Pulitzer races, which were the greatest speed classics held prior to the Schneider International Trophy races. It is hoped that the Thompson contests will become international in character. Inasmuch as they are to be a feature of the national air races they probably will be confined to landplanes, as were the Pulitzer competitions. e Yoo Hoo! Prince. SANDWICH, England, May 16 (#).— Here's a tip to the goifer who would be well dressed. Watching Bobby Jones play, the Prince of Wales wore plus fours of chocolate, red and beige checks, with & brown and white checked cap, brown and beige socks. He carried an umbrella of red and white checks. Nearly 800 motor vehicles were ex- hibited at this year's motor show at Sydney, Australia. 'WILL NEW FLYING SPEED. TROPRY S []FFEREI]l celved here, both France and Italy may | st Kathas Clearance Sale‘ of Spring Hats Q cally cost— ceives 15 per cent of its receipts. When certain foods, clothing, jewels, etc., produced in are brought into the United States we on them from the importer. The amount of tax (customs) is governed by the tariff law. lections average $560,000,000 & year, and it costs us about 3 cents of each $1 to make collection. By far, the greater part of customs business is eleared IAM J. LOCKE DIES IN PARIS D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1930. foreign lands collect & tax On some articles duty resort to artful and across our boundary. ‘Total col- toms Guard.” (ALl rights protected. By Quig Staver through the New York customs house, shown above. is very high, and smugglers desperate attempt to sneak Men of the Customs Bureau are ever alert. Tomorrow—"“On Duty With the Cus- Trade mark registered U. 8. Patent Office.) AT 67 AFTER LONG ILLNESS Adopted Daughter, Who For-| sook Parents, Is at Bedside. Creator of “The Beloved Vagabond” Also Won Fame as Architect. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 16.—The pen which created “The Beloved Vagabond” today | was stilled forever. William J. Locke, eminent British novelist, died at his home here at 9:35 o'clock Iast night after s long lliness. He | was 67. His adopted daughter, Sheila Locke, who forsook her own parents to | live with him, was at the writer's bed- de. His body will be cremated tomorrow and the ashes taken to England for| burial. Locke was il all Winter at his villa at Cannes, His life may be depicted best by | chronicling it according to his various occupations. He was mathematician at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was graduated with high honors in mathematics in 1884. Though he was born in the Barbadoes March 20, 1863, the son of John Locke, a Trinidad banker, much of his early schooling was in Engiand. He was, however, graduated | at the Queen's Royal College, Trinidad, | in 1881. | Locke's first position was as mathe- | matical tutor for a family in Northern | France. Leaving that, he accepted a | number of tutorial positions. After studying architecture, Locke held the position of secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1897 to 1907. He was elected to| membership in the architectural socle- tles of Holland, Spain, Portugal and the United States. Locke’s first novel appeared in 1895 It was “The Gate of Samaria.” He wrote | more than 30 novels. Among those best | known to American readers is “The Be- loved Vagabond.” Other later popular works were “The Morals of Marcus Or- deyne,” “Stella Maris,” “The Wonderful Year,” “The Rough Roa “The House of Baltazar” and “The untebank.” | “The Beloved Vagabond” was drama- tized and produced at His Ma Theater, 1908. Other plays were “Mr Cynic,” “The Lost Leglon” and “The Man From the Sea.” ‘Toward the end of his life the novelist lived much in France, his last home being at Les Arcades, in Cannes, WILLIAM J. LOCKE. MRS. PAULINE F. RUSSELL DIES AT AGE OF 82 YEARS Widow of Washington Physician to Be Buried From Home To- morrow Afternoon. Mrs, Pauline Fleury Russell, 82 years old, widow of Dr. Willam R. Russell and a lifelong resident of this city, died | at her home, 1832 Biltmore street, early today after a long {llness. Mrs. Russell was born November 13, 1847. Her husband was a prominent physician here. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Russell’s son-in-law, Rev. William O. Roome of Philadelphia, will officiate. Interment will be private, in Congressional Cemetery. Mrs. Russell is survived by three sons, Eugene L. Russell, Percy H. Russell and John L. Russell, 'all of this city, and two_daughters, Miss Mabel L. Russell of this city and Mrs. William O. Roome of Philadelphia, Air Pilot Falls to Death. PASCO, Wash, May 16 (#).—Al KRESGE IS HEAVIEST DRY LEAGUE DONOR Figures Given Lobby Probers Reveal Decline in Receipts Since 1919. By the Assoclated Press, ‘The Senate lobby committee has made public records of “ the Anti-Saloon League showing the collection by that organization of $5,553,588 in the last 11 years, with the Kresge Foundation of Detroit the largest individual con- tributor, A list of those contributing more than $1,000 since 1927 showed that the foundation had given the league a total of $106,250 since 1928 and that in ad- dition Stanley 8. Kresge of Detroit had contributed $10,000. Other leading con- tributors were enumerated as follows: William P. Cochran, Baltimore, $13,- 700; Mr, and Mrs. John H. Hauberg, Rock Island, Ill, $7,500; Catherine and Jessie Colbin, Lake Forest, Ill, $7,000; William H. Crosby, Buffalo, $6,000; Al- fred Edgar Freeman, Philadelphia, $5,000, and W. H. Cowles, Spokane, $5,000. The records also disclosed that the league's receipts by years were: 1919, $919,984; 1920, $842,381; 1921, $647- 519; 1922, $560,340; 1923, $568,158; 1924, $440,209; 1925, $370,220; 1926, $333,375; 1927, $267,361; 1928, $338,799, and 1929, $265,237. F. Scott McBride, general superin- tendent of the league, supplied the fig- ues to the committee at its request. He has been a witness in its investigation of wet and dry organizations and has been directed to appear on Tuesday for further testimony and questioning. OFFICER IS SLAIN HOHENWALD, Tenn., May 16 (#).— A deputy sheriff was shot dead and an- cther was wounded near here yesterday when a party of five officers in search of a moonshine still was fired upon from ambush. French of San Francisco, an oil com- pany pilot, fell about 750 feet in his plane and was killed late yesterday. U. S. JOB IS OPEN Civil Service Announces Place for | Automobile Mechanic. i Applications for the position of gen- eral automobile mechanic to fill a va- cancy in the Motor Vehicles Service, ||| Post Office, this city, will be received by the Civil Service Commission until | June 14, it is announced through the | Civil Service Commission. The en- trance salary is $1900 & year. Sub- stitues are paid at the rate of 70 cents | Information may be obtained | | an hour. from the fourth United States civil service district, 1723 F street. 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Important among other business ac- complished at the convention was the adoption of a resolution which author- ized Bishop Freeman and the executive council, if offered an advantageous sale, to sell Trinity Church, at Third and C streets, before the convention re-con- venes next May. However, it was pointed out, the congregational and financial situation at Trinity Church is sound. Notable Progress Revealed. Notable progress in church expansion was revealed in a report by the depart- ment of missions committee, headed by Dr. Robert Johnston, rector of Bt. John’s Church. Three new buildings, situated in the Silver Spring, Mount Rainier and College Park parishes, have been contracted for since the last con- vention. Annual elections were held, with the following results: Standing committee—Clerical, Rev. Joseph Fletcher, Rev. M. F. Minnick, Rev. H. Scott Smith and Rev. George Fiske Dudley; lay, Dr. William C. Rives, Melville Church and H. T. Nelson. Deputies to the Provincial Synod— Clerical, Rev. D. W. Curran, Rev. H. L. Metcalf, Rev. G. W. Atkinson and Rev. G. Freeland Peter; lay, Hugh T. Nel- son, S. E. Kramer, Dr. W. S. Bowen and E. L. Stock. Executive council—Cleric:l, Rev. Rob- ert Johnston, Rev. C. Earnest Smith, Rev. F. J. Bohanon, Rev. Ze Barney Phillips, Rev. Calvert E. Buck, Rev. George Fiske Dudley, Rev. Thomas W. Cooke and Rev. Herbert Scott Smith; lay, Busey Howard, 8. E. Kramer, B. S. Adams, H. P. Blair, Hugh T. Nel and Dr. W, 8. Bowen. Dedicate Pilgrim Steps. A final resolution was adopted before adjournment extending greetings to Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, Dean of ‘Washington, who was obliged to forego the meetings because of illness. gates, dedication of the Pilgrim Steps at the Washington Cathedral is taking place at 4 o'clock this afternoon. For- mer Senator George Wharton Pepper is the speaker. A formal reception in the bishop'’s | garden in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Roland {L. Taylor of Philadelphia, joint donors unl the Pilgrim Steps, follows the serv- ices. CHICAGO PARTY ARRIVE 1250 Stop in Capital on Way to | Denmark. A party of approximately 250 Danes from Chicago arrived in the National Capital this morning prior to journey- ing to New York, from where they will i sall _to Denmark for a short tour. Members of the Illinois Congressional delegation met the party at the station. ‘The Danes are traveling to Denmark | to extend invitations to their fellow | countrymen to attend the World Fair at Chicago in 1933. At 12:30 the party was received at the White House by President Hoover. Later in the day they will be tendered a reception at the Willard Hotel by Mr. Brun. includes $6.75 Attended by many convention dele-~ ‘