The Washington times., 1908-03-16
SELL LIGHT DRINKS.
URGES CALF ORNIAN..
SINS IS INTERESTED
May Amend Bill for
Prohibition in District
of Columbia.

Representative Sims of Tennessee. who
has introduced d bin providing for nro-
hIbition in the District of Columbia.
was so impressed by one Of the argu-
ments at the hearing of the District
committee today that there is a nos
siDility that he may amend his bin 50
that il will not prohibit the sale of light
wines. beers. etc.
Andrea Sparboro, of San Francisco.
president of the Manufacturers and Pro
cucers' Association of California; pres
ident Of the Itallan-American Bank. and
organizer Of the largest grape farm in
the world, presented some facts which
interested Mr.. Sims greatly.
Mr.. SparbOrO said that the best proof
that he deplored drunkenness in the
country was illustrated by the 5.000-mile
trip he had made TO fight the curse
which IS the greatest evil of the cOun-
try"
Wouldn't Give Result.
Absolute prohibition. he said. would
not accomplish the results desired. The
Sims bill, in his bill, was excellent with
the exception OF the clause which de-
clared that Intoxicating beverages
should be prohibited. An amendment,
which would 7 eFmit the sale of natural
y Drewed beer, cider, wine and the
juice from other fruits would, Mr.. Spar
boro believed, make the bill ideal and
one which would receive widespread
support Such d bill, he maintained
would benefit the entire country. In re
sponse 70 question By MIR. sims IA.
Spdfboro said that he would favor Il
Dill prohibiting the sale of whisky ex-
eept on doctors prescription
mere is no such a thing as prohibit :
ton ON the Continent SAID Mr.. Spar
They DON need prohibition laws
lhere, said air. Sims, because they
don't use red liquor"
Too Ridiculous.
Coming down to the question of the
day" said. Mr.. sparboro. Surely you |
don't intend to prohibit the use Of wine /
and beer in Washington. There is moth /
ing like that done in Europe. II Is too /
ridiculous. You're not going TO do It; / /
more harmful than tea"
DO you think il would be a great i'm
pToFemeut 10 IN. country 10 SupPlauuI
light wines and beers for the hard 4
liquors which are now soldF' asked Mr. /
Sims.
Certainly I do" answered the Cali
forrian. "One day the country will owe |
California a blessing for substituting
wines for the hard alcoholic liquors"
Mr.. Sparboro read letter from the
Rev c. II. PaTkhurst, the great re-
former in New York, in support OF his
views One portion OF the letter reads
as follows: Il am decidedly of the
opinion that the more wine there Is
produced i'm this country and the more
freely il is transported from State to 4
state. the less whisky viii be used, and
the smaller the amount of drunken
ness
When Mr.. Sparboro had concluded Mr..
Sims said that he was glad he had
come before the committee for ne had
submitted very valuable information
and MI Sims added that the amend
ment suggested interested him greatly
and he would give 1t serious considera-
ton.
Sullivan Assails Bill.
J. L. Sullivan. representing the bari
enders' and walters union, represent
ng $1,000 people. sailed into the prohi-
)itionists in a speech that was so full
If epigrammatic remarks that even the
serious Visages Of the temperance adj
-ocates relaxed temporarily. After stat
ng that he objected TO any bill which
deprived a man of his liberty, Sullivan
vas asked by Mr.. Sims II he would OBJ