Washington, May 1
Well informed sources to-lay.
Acclared that President Hoover fully aware "that certain "dey "to the nomination of Mr. Owen J. Roberts to be new: associate justice of the Supreme Court, on the basis of utterances on prohibition by Mr. Roberts lone ago.
The Presiilent believed, however. that their objections were not suf: ficiently grounded to cause any serious obstacle, because at the time of Mr. Roberts' remarks, several "dry" leaders. publicly concurred in his views—United Pross.
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