Show DRASTIC DRY DAY ENfORCEMENT IS 15 ADVOCATED Governors of States W Wrestle Wres Wre- re tie tle With Program for Putting Into Effect ProS Provisions Provisions Pro Pro- visions of of Dry Dry Law S PREDICTED AS ISSUE OF 1924 Governor Denies That Denies That His West Bad Baden n Speech Was WasS S Demand for Housecleaning Houseclean- Houseclean ing Am Among ng- ng Dry Forces WEST BADEN Ind lad Oct 18 Prohibition enforcement by Invigorated orated action by the federal g government govern gern ern ment mont was the tion today before the fifteenth annual annual an an- n- n nual governors governors' as preparations preparations prep prep- were made by by a group of the state executives to Issue a a. memorial me memorIal morial to the people of ot the United States suggesting a national drive e for literal enforcement of the Vol Vo- stead act t. t While the addre address was wa being drafted by Governors Governors' Gifford PInchot Pinchot PIn PIn- chot of of Pennsylvania and William E. E Sweet of Colorado supporters of the move were aligning the conference conference confer confer- ence field for for record test teat on the enforcement Issue and thero ther were indications that when the governors meet President Coolidge fn n WashIngton WashIngton Wash Wash- ington Saturday an accepted program program program pro pro- gram of reorganized federal activities ties would be presented Governor P. P C. C P P. Baxter of Maine said before an informal gathering of several governors today that t the e time has passed when vague declarations declarations declarations decla decla- rations for law enforcement or lawand lawand law lawand and order may he be regarded as a statement o of public policy b by government government gov gov- officials Declaring that In his prohibition enforce enforce- ment Would be the predominant national national na- na Issue in iri 1924 ho he said officials noW nov are called upon to state tt In unmistakable un unmistakable tn- tn un- un mistakable terms their attitude On turning th then n to to Maine he told the governors that two fast rR could c d wipe put jum lm smuggling rn gl tho the 2500 miles miles' of state co coast sf In thirty days if the he navy would attack attack at attack at- at tack tack- the problem with true American Ameri Amen AmerIcan can His Ills state is successful In dry enforcement within Its own j Jurisdiction Governor Go Baxter declared de declared de- de dared but is to cope with smuggling operations without t as assIstance assistance assistance as- as from federal authorities au Th The prohibition issue was WIS thrust Into the conference at the opening session last night by y Governor Cary Gary A. A Hardee of Florida who declared in his response to the welcome of Governor Varr Warren n T. T McCray ay of IndIana Indiana In Indiana In- In diana that thai at the activities of the th wet vet minority have created a fl vexatious problem for this gathering Governor McCray neither mentioned mentioned men men- tio ed nor nor alluded to th the the- qu question stion in his address and emphatically denied de denied de- de nied riled today news reports published yesterday that his address here herp was wasa a demand for a house cleaning in inthe inthe Inthe the personnel of the national cry y law forces or es f. f |