Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1933, Page 5

BEER REBELLION CHARGED BY DRYS Methodist Board Attacks “Lawless . Lawmakers” Who Support Bill. By the Associated Press, Members of Congress who have voted for the beer bill were described as “a band of lawless lawmakers, in open re- bellion against the Constitution,” in a statement given out today by the Board of Temperance and Social Serv- ice of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The statement was directed at the Houce, which passed the Collier-Blaine bill, and the two Senate committees which approved it. It was sigaed by Bishop James Cannon, jr., as chair- men of the board, and Dr. Eugene L. Crawford, secretary. Cut in Funds Attacked, Included in the statement also was & criticism of the House for cutting the appropriation for prohibition en- forcement. The statement said: “From a careful survey conducted by our bgard, it now séems evident that the eighteenth amendment will not be repealed at an early date, and prob- ably not at all, as the people are be- coming thoroughly aroused as to the dire social reults of such action. “But, apparently because of a realiza- tion of the remoteness of such repeal, the country now faces a situation un- precedented in its history—namely, a ‘wet rebellion’ in the Congress of the United States against the Constitution. from which constitutional Congress de- rives its very existence. The law makers of the highest legislative body in the land in these perilous times of unrest, discontent, hold-ups, robberies and murders, have become themselves open law breakers, simply to satisfy the clamor of certain elements for actually intoxicating and, therefore, unconsti- tutional beer, and to secure a compara- tively small amount of revenue at the expense of the wives and children of ‘working men. Charge Violation of Oath. “By adopting the Collier beer bill in the face of indisputable expert testi- mony that it attempts to legalize in- toxicating beer, congressmen violated thelr oaths of office to support and up- hold the Constitution of the United Statss, which explicitly forbids traffic in intoxicating liquor. “‘Moreover, in the face of statements from Attorney General Mitchell and Commissioner Woodcock, the House of Representatives reduced this already shamefully inadequate prohibition en- forcement eppropriation and _so re- stricted its use as to make it exceed- ingly difficult to secure convictions of violators of the prohibition law, thus emphasizing the open lawless repudia- tion of the Constitution by the added policy of nullification. “And now, following the lawless lead of thegHouse, the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the Senate have both favorably reported the unconstitutional Collier-Blaine beer bill, after reshaping its provisions under the leadership of the fanatical ‘wet lame duck,’ Senator Blaine of Wisconsin, the preprohibition beer State of the country. Beer Called Intoxicating. “As now drafted, the bill purposely dogdges the question of permissable aleoholic content of legalized beer, but practically prohibits the Government from prosecuting the trafickers in beer of 305 per cent, or less, by weight, g::rcueluy 4 per cent by volume, which is intoxicating by testimony of experts, court decisions and personal observations and experience. The special evident purpose, evaltedl§ declared by some of its advocates, is to make it practically impossible to secure con- victions of traffickers in their admit- tedly intoxicating beer and to prevent the "question from coming before the Supreme Court of the violation of the Constitution by this manufacturer and sale of such beer. “It is a cowardly subterfuge unworthy of the highest legislative body of the country. “In short, the House of Representa- tives and the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the Senate have gone on record officially as a band of lawless lawmakers in open_rebellion against the Constitution. In so doing, they have cpenly allied themselves with the du Ponts, the Sabins, Al Smiths, Mr. Recekefeller's so-called ‘best citizens'— the ‘froth’ at the top, and with the lowest elements of the underworld and the bootleggers—'dregs’ ai the bottom of soclety; all of whom openiy nullify the Constitution. Denounce “Wet Rebellion.” | “Representing, as we believe, this § great mass of law abiding citizens of | our country, we denounce this ‘wet re- bellion’ of these lawless lawmakers against the Constitution and the order- ly propessés for amending the same, as an example of lawlessness in high places, which is not only a disgrace to our country, but which will stimulate the spirit of lawlessness already exist- ing among certain classes of citizens. “We believe this attempted nullifi- cation of the Constitution will be con- demned by the country at large, ex- cept in those centers where shameless, unblushing graft, corruption and law- lessness dominate the political life. “In the name of the consituency which we represent, we appeal to the Senate not to pass the Collier-Blaine beer bill and thus to defeat the pu of the ‘wet rebellion’ against the n- stitution of the United States. “We urge all opponents of this beer bill to notify promptly their Senators of their opposition to this bill.” Public Buildings and Public Parks Lodge, No. 11, of the American Feder- ation of Government Employes will hold its regular business meeting Thursday night at the Interior Department audi- THE EVENING ' STAR, WASHINGTON, Music and Musicians Reviews and News of Cnpital‘s prodrnms. Music of China at Diplomatic Salon. ke HE Music of China and its musical Instruments was demonstrated to the large audience assembled last evening at the Shoreham Hotel for the Diplomatic Sunday Evening Salon. Songs of the pet:gl’;, played on odd instruments with melancholy sound, made up the pro- gram which was presented by Chi- nese musicians from New York. Dr. Yuen Ren Chao, head of the Chinese Education Mission, played his own arrangement of the piano accompaniment of the Chinese Na- tional Anthem, which was sung by a group of Chinese singers. His two young daughters, Rulan Iris Chao and Sh'nna Nova 0, sang two lyric songs, one of which Dr. Chao accompanied on the flute. For the second song, “Lullaby,” ordinarily sung without accompaniment, Dr. Chao had arranged a piano version whose Western influence served to set off the haunting melody. The Chinese violin, Erh-hu, was heard in a duet by Sophia Han of the Peabody Conservatory and Ches- ter T. Su and a string ensemble of the instruments erh-hu, p'ipa, yueh- ch’in, and yang-ch'in,’ was played by Miss Han, Hal Kao Feng, Tsung Ying Ku and Chester T. Su. A peculiarly shaped flute the Sheng, heard in ancient temples, was demonstrated by Miss Han in a solo, “Old eight measures”; in a second solo, “Autumn Moon in the Palace of Han.” Miss Han played the old guitar-like instrument, p'ipa, with deft execution. Three Workmen's Songs, “Labor - Hours,” “Yang-tze Boatmen’s Song” and “Founding the Foundation,” arranged by Dr. Chao, were sung by the group of singers to the piano accompaniment of Miss Han These songs were extremely col- orful and expressive and their rhythm and accent mark the rhythm of the work. The long phrases and smoothly flowing sound of the in- strumental music, hardly inter- rupted by the trills and grace notes, creates an impressive atmosphere and a vague sense of fate and des- tiny. Dr. Chao and Miss Han are splehdid musicians, not only as re- gards their own music, but in their knowledge and execution of west- ern_music. Dr. A. Maris Boggs, directer of the Bureau of Commercial Eco- nomics, introduced Mr. Anching Kung, charge d'affaires of the Chi- nese legation, who read a mi napers, Mrs. Mary B. Skeele, 65, wife etin trom the Yof o of greeting and good will Chinese government. Dr. Boggs later presented Dr. Frank W. Lee, for- merly acting minister of foreign affairs, special envoy to the United States and high adviser to the Chi- nese legation, who spoke of the fiflul:xtllm of China, its culture and ea] Interesting and informative talks ‘were given by Herbert C. White and J. Henry White in explanation of the beautiful screen views showing Chinese architecture and gardens, their sculpture, pottery and carvings. The program ended with the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” by Dr. Chao. A E Cynghan Hall Has Memorial Dedication, THE dedication of Cynghan Hall, the new music auditorium at the Washington College of Music took place yesterday afternoon. The room was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Hugh Rowland Roberts, president of the college, who died suddenly two weeks ago. A simple and effective musical program was given by the Guaranerius String Quartet of Philadelphia, which came down particularly for this occasion. Works by Glazounoff, Haydn and Pranck were played before a large gathering of prominent musicians who had come to pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Roberts. The music was fittingly lyric and, one suspects, was the kind of music Dr. Roberts was most fond of. The room, though not large, is yet admirably suited to the needs of music. It's accoustics are exceptionally fine. It is said that Dr. Roberts’' last work for the college was to hang the curtains on the stage. E.de 8. M. Betty Baum’s ital At 10 O'Clock Club. RECITAL by Betty Baum, a gradue . of the Peabody Con- servatory and member of the Wash- Here are some of the art as depicted in their | WOMAN, 65, KIDNAPED, IS HELD FOR $20,000 Wife of Dean of Music of Univer- sity of Southern California Be- lieved Victim of Gang. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 6.— Ap- parently the victim of a gang of kid- Walter Skeele, dean of music of the University of Southern California, was the object of an intensive police search y. A note, left By the kidnapers, indi- cated the woman would be killed if the affair was reported to police and if $20,000 ransom was_not forthcoming. Police did not méke public the two- page letter other than to say it had contained a threat of death for the woman if the case was reported to the police. “I have no enemies that I know of, and I certaihly am unable to raise $20,000,” said the husband. “I can't imagine why my wife was chosen as the victim of this plot.” e Mrs. Skeele was informed last night over the telephone her husband had |} been seriously injured in a traffic acci- d]etntl and was in the Emergency Hos- pital. ‘The person telephoning told the| woman an automobile was being sent | for her. . While waiting for i to_arrive | Mrs. Skeele telephdned her son Frank- lin to hurry to the hospital. The son went to the hospital, where he was unable to find his mother or any | trace of his father. He later located | the latter as he was leaving church. Going to their home, the father and son found the ransom note. ingtcn Planists’ ture of yestere 10_O'Clock Club. In the two outstanding pieces on the program, the “Chaconne” by Bach-Buzoni and the “Sonata in E Major, Opus 109,” by Beethoven, Miss Baum had opportunity to show ot only a brillant technque but also her fine muscianship. Particularly effective was the Bach, which she played with warmth and under- standing. She was able in the cli- maxes to produce an unusual amount of tone. ‘The rest of the program consisted of two preludes, opus 11, by Scriabin, and two preludes, opus 28, the diffi- cult “Ballade in G Minor” and the | "ub, was the fea- | 's concert at the } | “Etude in F Minor,” all by Chopin. E. ELITE’S C| be returned unshru: in size and shape received by us. will remain in your garment will be returned refres! wholesome, sweet and clean. Bl G |FOR ALL BU! Clad PLEDGE of SATISFACTION Elite Pledges that each garment will Elite Pledges that no trace of odor N4 SHIP REPAIRED AT SEA l Freighter Proceeds After Accident to Steering Gear. 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