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Criticized and Defended In Report By Episcopalians
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Law Seen In Legion's Vote, Says Britten CONTRARY VIEWS
Involved Closely Hoover's Stand Shows NaIssues Huffman, President, Related to Partisan tion's Sentiment, Committed Suicide Politics Say Drys Yesterday
RICHMOND, Sept. The Bank and Trust Broadway Company, whose president, Hoffman, found dead in his was bedroom yesterday, was closed tofor audit by the State bankdepartment. notice signed by Bristow, of banking and insurposted on the closed doors stating the bank was suspended unfor the purpose of not having an audit made. Coroner Whitfield returned verdict that the cause of Hoffman's death was suicide gas. Bank examiners worked throughthe night in making an audit and early action on the appointof receiver was expected. The Richmond Clearing House Association, of which not member, issued the following statement depositors: "Following the sudden and grettable death of the president of Broadway Bank and Trust Comyesterday, the Clearing House Association has not had sufficient time detailed make of the affairs of the bank and the plan for the protection depositors.
DENVER, COLO., Sept. has joined the of issues which there list upon registered difference of opinion delegates to the General among Convention the Protestant Episcopal Church. Prohibition both criticized was defended in report by the by the House of Bishops. The committee, headed by James E. Freeman of Washington, appointed prohibition and lawlessness, world peace and industrial dislocation.
"There is," the report "widespread and honest difference of opinion in the within the and members of this among Convention as to the wisdom and desirability of retaining the Eighteenth amendment and the consequent legislation in their ent form. "There are those who honestly favor the retention of the law now stands, believing has complished good, and may plish more and better results. Othnot less devoted to the high purpose which prompted the passage of this law, believe that its present form ministers to disrespect for law and the growth of dangerous spirit of anarchy." Highly Controversal The committee hesitates to recommend concerted action on grounds that issues involved are "highly controversial and closely related partisian politics." "The of the prohibition law," the report states, "has been steadily resisted, and has been
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The thrusting forward early of prohibition controversial issue has promised the Congress. been welter of discussion From the American Legion's detrailing the referendum on the mand for Mquor qestion arose today pledge by an that bill for repeal of the Volstead act would introduced soon Congress be It came from Representative of Illinois. On the other side of the fence, Senator Sheppard Texas, author of the Eighteenth amendment, expects to resurrect his bills the of liquor making purchaser with the seller, and equally guilty the Volstead act also clarifying prohibit liquor making in the home. Oklahoma, Neb., the veteran Texas prohibitionist predicted the action would have slight Legion's effect. He asserted an overwhelming majority of both houses of would submission prohibition to the voters. Representative Britten saw the Legion's vote the "deathknell" asserted if the serprohibition. He organization and the American Federation of Labor would use "their tremendous persuasive powthey could bring about repeal the Volstead law during the imsession. pending "Dry" Forecast Two dry leaders trained their the Legion's vote, while guns upon third forecast the American people would not be swayed from their prohibition stand. Dr. Dan Poling, national chairman of the Allied Forces of Prohibition, described the veterans' action mistake. He added that while regretting it, he the good faith of did question the Legion. His statement, made in Oregon, coincided with an announcement of plans by the board strategy the National Conference of organizations supporting the Eighteenth amendment for an intensive political campaign designed reach every potential voter. Describing the Legion's resoluas "confusing," Scott Mction Bride, superintendent of the Anti-
