The Washington herald., 1918-08-30
Senate Votes Bone Dry;''
House Will Do Likewise
and President Sign.
UNTIL DECENTRALIZATION
Phelan and Wadsworth
Criticise Move Which Will
End Booze" Sales.
PENRosE JOKES SHEPPARD
Know. a Couple Of Physicians
Who Are Pretty Good Sports
and Might Prescribe.

Wartime, bone-dry prohibition,
to begin July 1, 1919, and con-
time until the termination Of the
disqualification Of the troops, was
voted by the Senate yesterday
without a roll call.
Manufacture of distilled spirits
has already been stopped and the
prohibition Of the making of wine,
il has been repeatedly shown,
cannot be classed as a food con-
servation measure. The drive OF
the amendment is particularly di-
rected, therefore. at the manufae-
ture and sale of beer, because
there is still a large stock OF
whisky on hand and it will all
be taken out of bond before the
law takes effect. Senator Thomas
said yesterday that distilled spirits
win be available under this law
lust as they are now available in
The so-ealled -"dry" territory oi
the country. The text. of the
amendment, framed as a COM
promise after President Wilson
had asked, for the sake of the
revenues to be derived, that. pro-
hibition legislation should not be-
come effective before January /,
1910. is:
Text of the Law.
THAT after June 30. 1918. until the
conclusion of the present war and
thereafter until the termination OF
disqualification. the date Of which
the President Of the United States, for
the purpose Of conserving the man
power Of the nation and to increase
enaciency In the production of arms,
munitions, ships, food and clothing
for the army and navy, IL shall be
unlawful TO sell for beverage purposes
any distilled spirits, and during said
time no distilled spirits held in bond
shall be removed therefrom for bev-
erage purposes except for export.
After May J., until the conclusion
Of the present war no grains, cereals.
fruit or other food product shall be
used in the manufacture or produc-
ton OF beer. wine or other intoxica-
ting malt or vinous liquors for bev-
erage purposes
AFTER June 20, 1919. no beer, wine
or other intoxicating malt or vinous
~. h. far houa-a oo
poses except for export"
For other Than Beverages.
The amendment then provides for
rules and regulations by which dis
titled spirits and wine can be OBJ
tanned and used for other than bever-
age purpose. and Also prohibits the
import OF distilled spirits. malt and
vinous liquors until after. demobili-
Eation.
The President is authorized to estab-
Iish dry zones about plants engaged
I'm war Industry. including soa1 El.nes
and shipyards. at any time after the
passage of the act The penalty
clause 10 not exceeding one year In
prison or a fine not exceeding 81 900
or both.
The discussion Of the amendment
was desuitory. Everybody seemed to
know that IL would pass practically
ss drawn. but Senator Wadsworth Of
New York and Senator Phelan OF
California protested vainly against
placing wine in the same category
with distilled spirits and thereby ruin
ing an industry that has existed for
years IN the two States. But the
''hone-drys" were In the saddle and
would be satisfied. with nothing less
than -bone-dry" restrictions ard pro-
hibition-. -