Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-12 | Page 7 | Washington

Bisho Bishop Cannon Still J Mo Mouthpiece tJ o of Dry Dy Stock Dealings Ignored l nored I He Wants Wants' Modifications Such q Jones a-Jones J nes Law By RODNEY ROONEY DUT DUTCHER HER WASHINGTON Ther NEA-Ther E Ther There were two wo n things which have havo been rather overlooked in Bishop Jame pro v recen u upon on tho the aion a- a ion letter lettel written T by Ly Chairman W W. V of ot the th na na- na v U enforcement commission to Gov Governor nor Roosevelt c of o Now York YOlk First there is tho tact fact that the bishop is la continuing t to function as tho the acknowledged ed mouthpiece of ot the drys 1 Ills ls standing E as an oracle raele ha has yet et el to bo o damaged by v r revelation Ja- Ja tion of Or his stock market ap J. J o ot thore charges chOrge that he lent chu ch money to Virginia P no- no o- o in t th the 1 pl presidential s1 cam cam- A Afo mt n months ont 9 ago when Senator Harris ot of of Georgia tried to ie get an additional 5 OO og app appropriated for tor pj Enforcement It was wa was tho the bishop who ho d decided the official dry do attitude Other dry d had tI muffed tho the ball bail General Superintendent t IT r. r Scott id pf Qt the tile league and others had dc against t. t the Harris lt amendment amend amend- moat ment along with witt rr M Melon Mellon lon But came right out t and d. deni demanded d the McBrId Mc- Mc BrId promptly changed d his his ind anc and SP so o did tho the r rest st st. That became the official dry attitude t a as soon loon as as' as Cann Cannon n Tho Tito apic thing happened with the the- Wl Wickersham k letter lette Cannon aCer 11 the oUi other r drys dys had hat li had th lI r ty to tp d over over r the nerita n d d. sUed his his' nCI r leito erit 1 and alid d that wa that Ho Ha we went t great pains to tow w which parts part were Wez def d eat eat- I 1st t. t and which were all alt r right And what ho 10 said h has a nou novy no become the official l dry attitude tf Tb c. c ether significant nt was a. a f I Cannons Cannon's use o of the word wor mod a. which ch ma may forecast st tho the day da when when hen the th drys drs when introducing du ing lS now new now measures measures to tighten en cn- will refer reter t to U 1 em eni as pr t modification Uon h r r. asage ge of ot the J. J law V sa said d' d the hI l for tor amendment of ot the act and d othe othel m It cS oC cf the tho prohibition la laws doubtless wilt will and sJ should l J. J bob bo made made- I Well Vell of 01 course t th Jone talker Jones law law modified the tho law Jaw so 80 tia fc p oh violators can can bo be consigned to tl the hooe hoosegow ow for oX five yetra and I fined finet And iC that's modification modi lodl I the th Association Against Again t the the- Am Amendment tnt had h better bG t r start working for or something else But B it look a as if It Bishop Cannon were going to a a. If c using the word w rd fri ln his hia new hew and bizarre sense And the whole dr dry movement may adopt tb Inq tho Wor word as its own Tl The e story goes here now that Wickersham's letter to Roosevelt lt was wa written In longhand and meant meant ent entirely ly for tot private consumption The rho White House is said to hays have b been en astounded when Roosevelt Roosevel lb read It o ot t. t loud loudat at conference ih in Connecticut VIcc and Roosevelt had been friend frend for lor thirty years which is gl gea n as as s the tiG reason reason for Wl Wicker Wicker- ker i 8 shamA frankness Whether all ll this is true ru u o or not its Ua t s I impossible t to jimmy even even even-a a t ot of Information t om the th crime commission or a any y of it its its- members But Butt be De ie- ie that one or h two o roe members a al at l l east showed w d signs igns o of astonishment when th the I letter beca became news s