Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-08
MARYLAND "DRYS"
PROVED FIGHTERS
Loss of Phoebus Bill Only Acts as
Incentive to Renew Fight to
Pass Others Through.

Annapolis, Md, March S.-Ihe Anti
Saloon League IL not vet defeated IN Mary
land declared Superintendent Crabbc,
yesterday, and it will continue TO try to
put over "bone dry law. The appt
cation OF the "clncher" put on the
Phubus Statewide "bone dry" bill in the
House "Wednesday came up Yesterday IN n
favorable report bv the temperance com
mittce on "A hIll to make Somerset county
"bone dry Delegate League asked II the
"clinchcr applied to this bill and Speaker
Wooden dccldcd that it did not IL is be
hcved that the Speaker will make "A similar
decision when the Werner Statewide
"hone dry hill comes before the iIouee.
On motion Of Delegate Massey the
Somerset bull was committed TO the Soncr-
set county delegation. Representative
Phuhus, Of Somerset, was told before nc
introduced his bill not to do so. THIS adj
vice Camc from dry source. But he
sald that he was going to Introduce the
measure and that any man from the
Shore failing to support IT would hc
digging his own political grave. This was
ContradlctCd. however. hy n rchuke handed
the Talbot county members hy residents
of that county. who urged the members
against voting for prohibition.
Senator Mct2crott' hlll prohibiting re-
tail liquor dealers from selling IN bottles
or packages and compelling purchasers 10
consume their beverages ON the promises
came from the senate committee on tenn
pcraucc with IN umlavorahlc report, and
It's author moved the measure hc sul'stl-
tutcd In the discussion that followed
| senator lrlck stated such a law would
| destroy the bottle trade ot respectable
| dealers Not only that. hut the language
| used was so mixed that . man who bought
a drink could not carry II away With him
| The Prince Georges Senator explained
| that the measure was = copy vt the barrel
and bottle law 81 Massachusetts,. whore
| IL worked satisfactorily l{csidcs restrict
| ing the retailers. tho bill also compcls
! wholesalers to shut M shop At q o'clock.
! the object hcng tn prevent any persons
| from getting his plnt ~ night senator
| Norris explained that It would be unlawful
| for q pCreon to take away bottle ut beer
to his home. whcrcupon an amendment
was prepared to except tile sale of brewcd
drinks containing not moro than per
rent Of alcohol FINALLY i was agreed to
send tbt mlI back aud have Senators
Norris FncL and Netzcrutt shape II M
- Il would work satisfactorily
Advocates of woman suffrage were
granted further delay ~ the liouse
Yesterday On thclr bulls permitting them
a. vote III Presidential and ~ municipal
elections lu Naitimorc, both hcng made
special ordct~ for next Wednesday
These two bulls as we'll ~ the bill to
submit I'M amendment to the ConstItu
tlon giving women the right 70 vote at
all elections. wore among the ir-t 70 hr
introduced al tins session. and nore
hearings have boon granted ON those
,.,,.. tf,.r -, -, ~ tbrg4 AgEtltC
these numerous hearings additional OF
portunty was asked TO-DAY Tor The women
to argue thclr ra,lsc
The Committee on 'hesapcakc i'ay
and tuhutartos Yesterday reported IN
favorahlv tho Rodgers hill whlch prac-
ttc3Ilv turned over 10 the tong mon 500
st the 1900 acres az oyster bottoms of
the Anne Arundel shore above the mouth
ut thc Severn Rivcr The anne Arundel
Delegates made strong effort 70 suhstl
tujr thc bll lor the uu.ayorahiC report.
Delegate NlcIlu leading thc eht Mem
hcrs from the aston shore and other
tlicwatcr counfIc~ hnod np against the
bills because hcS thought il an entering
wciC, hat might hruG an INVASION et the
drcdCcrs grounds ln thcur territory
The hll finally was lald ou The table.
Promoters and owners II the four
F3FftTafhN III MAJ Nittt4 tAt t''tbittA
moro hopeful that adverse legislation
may not euccccd \cVordinE - luiorna-
tt1n that has leaked ont. only one or
two member, If thr judicial Proceedings
Committee want favorable report on
the autl-bctting measure sly COM
mlttecmcu voted To report the Irlck bill
favorab}v. and four voted against
favorable report What viii happen
io the hIil depends very largely ON what
happcns to the au,l-hrttng hlll Evcn
II thu Senate ulrnS down the antt-beitlng
TN and jeciie~ to pass . revenue measure.
the possibilities arc that it will not accept
the Irlck hdl lu its present form. 1t
providc- for $500 daily tax on the
tracks and IL Is probable the fee will be
cut to $1,000