Evening star., 1916-12-10
BELIEVE DRY LAW
/. WILL Be ADOPTED
Anti-SaIoon League Members
Predict Action Early
;. in the Week.
URGE SOME AMENDMENTS

Members of the Anti-Saloon League,
both national and city organizations.
are laboring to get favorable action by
Congress on the measure that provides
for the closing of saloons in this city.
Leaders of both organizations last night
expressed themselves as being certain
ef the passage of the measure. Some
Of the more enthusiastic ones went so
far as to predict its passage in the Sen
ate in time to have the news told at
the annual meeting of the Washing
ton. Anti-Saloon League. which will be
held at First Congregational Church
next Tuesday.
There are many members of the or
ganiZation who make no attempt to
disguise the fact that they think the
measure in it's present form will not
meet the ordinary requirements or pro-
hibition legislation. Albert E. Shoe
maker, executive secretary and attor-
ney for the local organization. has held
a number of conferences with Rev. E.
c. Dinwiddie, national legislative su-
perintendent and Wayne b. Wheeler,
national legislative attorney, on ques-
and it is probable that the result of
their conferences will be made public
in the near future.
Original Bill Very Drastic.
1t is stated that the prohibition bill
for the District, as originally drawn,
was one of the most drastic anti
saloon measures ever presented to,
legislative body. 1t contained many
of the provisions of the West Virginia
sented to the Senate is one of the mild
est bills of it's kind. Amendments and
changes made at the Capitol. it is
stated, resulted in presenting measure
that was scarcely recognized by its
Trainer.
The bill discussed in the Senate
Friday afternoon provides against the
manufacture and sale OF intoxicants.
making an exception of alcohol for
scientific, medicinal. pharmaceutical or
mechanical purposes and providing for
the sale Of prohibited liquors by drug
gists. Numerous safeguards are thrown
about the handling Of the beverage.
Some Amendments to Be Urged.
i, It is more than probable that Senator
Sheppard will be asked to incorporate
several amendments in the measure be-
fore 1t reaches vote in the Senate.
One suggestion made by the temper
aiice forces is that a provision regulat-
ing the quantity of liquor permitted to
be received by residents of this city be
inserted in the bill. Many of the
temperance workers think the quantity
permitted under the Virginia law is
tn fix the quantity of whisky at ) one
quart month for the heads of families,
but think the three-gallons Of beer
provision of the Virginia law is too
large.
.-One gallon should be sufficient" said
a member of the Anti-Saloon League
last night.
Not even the most enthusiastic sup
porters of the prohibition measure hope
to get what is known as a bone dry
measure adopted. Such a measure was
given an approval by the voters of
Arizona at the recent election. it is
stated. and under that law the i'm
portation and expectation of intoxi-
cants is prohibited; also the possession
Of them.
League Is to Meet Tuesday.
At the afternoon session of the Anti
Saloon League, which will be held
fcers for the ensuing year will be
elected. Other business Of importance
will be transacted. The business of the
association will be concluded at the
night meeting. which will close with
q school Of methods and open FORUM
Mr.. Shoemaker, counsel for the
league. probably will tell members of
the organization of what has been ac-
complished by the dry law in Virginia.
Yesterday he received a communicat tion
from Rev. J. Sidney Peters. state pro-
hibition commissioner, telling of the
changes that have been brought about
by the enforcement of the law which
became operative November 1.
a mr. lion nStn fr,~
hished Mr. Shoemaker a number of re-
ports from the larger cities of the
state showing the large decrease in the
number of arrests for drunkenness
during the month of November of this
year compared with those of the corre-
dirafz L, Let