Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-04 | Page 1 | Fess May Head Dry Committee

f TESS S MA A AR DRY R COMMITTEE Report Gains Force After Ohioan Dines With Pr President w WASHINGTON SH I Jan Jan 4 Associated Associated Press Eress Speculation over whether Senator Foss Fess of Ohio would head the joint congressional committee which will consider the reorganization of prohibition s enforcement sen- sen n- n machinery gained momentum momen tum turn today from hi his visit with President President dent Hoover at the White WHito House last night Fess who previously pre had bad suggested sug so- Senator Borah orah of or Idaho for forthe forthe forthe the post was a dinner guest euest of or the thc president along with Sen Senator Capper Capper Cap Cap- per of oC Kansas ansas another Republican dr dry Before Before- his visit to the tho White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House tho tim Ohioan said Id he did did- not want tho tim job and amid would take It Jt only under compulsion Senator Borah d declined to discuss discuss dis dis- dis cuss the proposal that he ho be made chairman of ot the tho committee further than to say ho o was deeply moved ed by tho the solicitude of my m friend nd from Ohio He lIe did however howe den deny re re- Ci TO 5 Continued d on page FESS MAY HEAD I DRY COMMITTEE Continued from lom page 1 ports that Mr Mrs Mr Mabel abel Walker 11 former formel assistant attorney general in III charge o of ot prohibition had hadr r turned over to him hInt Information re regarding ro- ro garding dr dry enforcement conditions Meanwhile a new problem for Ol tho the proposed committee to thresh out has lias been raised b by Secretary Mellon Mel Mel- lon Jon Upon his return from a vacation vacation vacation vaca vaca- tion trip tho treasury head proposed pro pro- posed that all prohibition enforcement enforce ment activities bo be transferred from I his department to the department of or justice President Hoover cl had hatI 8 sug g. g that tho the treasury retain su supervision su- su of ot alcohol per per- mits