The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-20
pnuHtni'TiuNiSTS SCORE
aD,AN,n IN BUN HVCSES
Lower branch Receives Favorable he
uort On tons,ItutIonaI Amehumeht
lrhlie Senate Accepts Sections Bar
ring Liquor Ads and Liquor Imports
in Dry states.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 115.-Prohlbltloh
took step forward today IN Dolh
branches or congress.
In the senate drastic amendments
to the postal appropriation bill were
agreed to making criminal the I'M
portation Of IlQuor into States which
prohibit it's manufacture and sale
for beverage purposes and when eA-
clude LIQUOR advertisements from tne
mails in States which leglslate against
such advertising. On the house Side
the national prohibition constitutional
amendment was favorably reported
from the judiciary committee with 4
prediction by Chairman WeoD that
it would be passed within week.
Champions of prohibition greeted tAis
announcement with enthusiasm IL
spite of their realization that pas
sage in the house will end action on
the amendment in so far as this ses-
sion of congress is concerned. There
is no thought of action by the senate
before March 4, when the SlXty-fourth
congress dies.
The amendment to the postofflce ap-
propriation bill to make it a crime
to shin liouor into prohibition States
was added by Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, to the Jones amendment bar.
ring newspaper or other publications
or letters and postal cards containing
liuuor advertisements from the mails
in States which have laws against
such advertising. 1t was adopted al
ter b~ief debate by a vote of 45 to II
by the senate sitting as committee
of the whole.
The Reed amendment, which awaits
final vote in the senate is as follows:
Whoever shall order, purchase or
cause intoxicating liquors to be trans
ported in interstate commerce except
for scientific, sacramental, medicinal
or mechanical purposes into any
State or territory the laws of which
State or territory prohibit the
manufacture and sale for bev-
erage purposes shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $1,000, or
imprisoned not more than six months,
both and for any subsequent Of
tense shall be imprisoned not more
than one year.
The effect of this provision if final
ly accepted by the senate and agreed
by the house will be to make ali pro"
hibition States bone dry" 1t will
operate against provisions in various
States permitting Importation of lin
tied amounts of liquor for individual
consumption.
The original Jones amendment to
bar newspaper and other liquor adj
vertisements from the mails in States
providing anti-EQuor advertising Law
attaches the same penalties as pro-
vided in the Reed amendment. I'm
der this provision no newspaper, pam
phlet, letter, postal card, circular or
publication of any kind containing
liquor advertisements could be mailed
into dry States. To prevent prosecu-
ton of innocent persons the measure
explicitly states that eff the publisher
of any newspaper or other publication
or the agent of such publication or
if any dealer in such liquors or his
agent shall knowingly cause liquor
advertisements to be mailed in VIOLA
tion of the proposed law, he shall be
guilty of violating the law.
Representative Randall of Caifor-
MIA announced the passage of the
Jones amendment in the house !.
today and gave notice that he woull
ask the house to concur in the amend
ment when the bill is returned from
the senate.