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Show SLACKERS SHOWN NO MERCY, HOUSE COMMITTEE TOLD WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Attorney Attor-ney Oi-neral I'aJiner Informed tha hnutte judiciary committee today th.it the department of Jtintit e had made every effort to arreitt and convict violators of the . lertive uervlce act and that ha did. not believe any considerable number had eciip'd. i'hairman Volstead of the com m ft tee anid he believed adequate effort had be-cn made, to arrest violator and it whn unlikely that Secretary It;iker or Mr. J'almer would be cHlleil to testify, a re- fuei-u vrHiriuMj ty f. . ijii- brailh, national commander of the American, legion. Mr. Volstead Bald he did not believe men should be branded as "slai-kern" in published pub-lished list until convicted. |