The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-23

upon Congress the passage of bill to deny liquor circulars and liquor adver- tisements the use of the mails when addressed into dry territory, will go to Washington at the approaching session of Congress at such time as seems most opportune, to press the enactment Of the ad-Abercrombie bill.
 Tt will be interesting to the people of Alabama and to the friends of this move has assured the commission that he will introduce and actively support the bill. and will do what he can to secure it's speedy passage. This assurance comes with greater weight because Senator Bankhead is chairman of the senate com mittee on postoffices and postroads to which this bill will be referred"
 BILL IN QUESTION
 The bill to which MT. Sessions refers was introdueed in the national House by Representative Abercrombie February A of this year, and reads as follows:
 "A bill to amend the postal laws.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. in Congress assembled, That no letter, postal card. circular, newspaper, pamphlet or publication of any kind containing any advertisement of sprituous, vinous. matted, fermented or other intoxicating liquors of any kind or containing a solicitation of an order or orders for said liquors, or any of them, shall be deposited in or carried hxr fho ttr 1F SIN ITx,s% %A1 Hot nr- be delivered by any postmaster or letter carrier, when addressed or directed to any person, firm, corporation, or associa- tion, or otherwise addressee, at any place or point in any state or territory of the United States at which it is by the law in force in the state or territory at that time unlawful to sell barter, exchange, keep for sale, or otherwise dispose of such liquors or any of them, or at which point or place 1t is unlawful by the law then in force in the state or territory to advertise or solicit orders for such liquors or any of them, respectively.
 Whoever shall knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited or shall knowingly send or cause to be sent anything to be conveyed or delivered by mail in viola tion of the provisions of this section, or shall knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered by mail anything herein for bidden to be carried by mail shall be fined not more than 5000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; and for any subsequent offense shall be inn prisoned not more than five years. Any person violating any provision of this section may be tried and punished, either in the district in which the unlawful matter or publication was mailed or to which it was carried by mail for delivery, according to direction thereon, or in which it was caused to be delivered by mail to the person to whom it was ad- dressed.
 FINE OF $1O0
 Sec. 2. That whoever, being a post master or other person employed in the postal service, shall knowingly send by mail or deliver any letter, package, postal card, circular, newspaper, pamphlet or publication of any kind containing any advertisement or the said liquors or any or them mentioned in the first section of this act or containing a solicita ton of an order or orders for said liquors or any of them, when addressed or directed to any person, firm, corporation or asso- clation, or other addressee, at any place or point in any state or territory of the united States at which 1t is by the law Tn force in the state or territory at that time unlawful to sell, barter exchange Keep for sale, or otherwise dispose of such liquors or any of them, or at which point or place it Is at that time unlaw- ful, by the law in force in the state or territory, to advertise or solicit orders TOT such liquors or any of them, respec- lively, shall be fined not more than s1O0 or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
 Sec 3. That any advertisement for such liquors, or any of them, stating the person from whom or the firm or corporation from which, or the place where, or the price at which. or the method by which said liquors or any of them may be obtained or containing the picture of brewery or distillery or bot. tles or other receptacles designed to serve as an advertisement of such liquors, or any of them. shall be within the inhibi.