South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-23
CONGRESS WORKS
ON LIQUOR BILL
Measure to Affect Every
Phase of Business NeceS-
Sary to Suppress II.
'pecial 70 The News Times

Special % The NeTs-Times:
WASHINGTON D. g, June "a
The eyes OF both "drys" and 'wets"
are now turned on legislation which
viii make prohibition a fact
throughout the United States
Congress expects 70 enact before
July / the legislation under which
the war prohibition act and the pro-
hibition amendment 10 the federal
constitution will oe enforced. The
proposed legislation viii not be seri-
ously contested in either branch OF
the legislative body The only OBJ
stacle in the way OF perfecting the
legislation before July 1. when the
war prohibition act viii go into ef-
feet. is lack OF time
The wet interests have failed to
make any impression at all on con-
gress with their demand that the
war prohibition act be repealed.
The proposed enforcing legisla-
tion stipulates that the phrase in
toxicating liquors" shall be con-
strued TO include any distilled. malt
spirits. vinous. fermented or alcohol
ic liquors, liquids and compounds.
whether medicated, proprietary. pat
ented or not, and by whatever name
called, containing one-half OF one
per cent or more OF alcohol by vol
ume. which is potable or capable OF
being used as a beverage.
Some OF the Features.
Here are some OF the things that
are made unlawful under the pro-
posed enforcing legislation:
For any consignee 10 accept or
receive any package containing any
liquors on which appears a statement
known 10 him 10 be false, or for
any carrier or other person 10 ship
or deliver any package containing
liquor. knowing the statement on
the goods TO be false
2--To give 10 any carrier an order
which would enable any person not
an actual bona fide cOnsignee to OBJ
tan liquor.
TO advertise anywhere or by
any means or method intoxicating
liquors, or TO advertise the manu-
facture OF intoxicating liquor or
where or how or from whom or at
what price liquors may be obtained
ITO permit a billboard to re-
main on ones premises which con
tains advertising matter designed TO
induce or secure orders for intoM
eating liquors.
5-To print any advertisement or
notice containing the picture Of a
brewery, distillery, bottle. keg or
box or other receptacle represented
as containing intoxicating liquors.
$40 advertise. manufacture or
sell the process in preparation or
compound. tablet substance, formu-
lac direction. designed or intended
for use in the manufacture OF in
toxicating liquor.
For any newspaper or periodi-
cal 20 print statements concerning
the manufacture or distribution OF
alcoholic liquors directly or indi-
rectly for which the newspaper or
periodical receives compensation OF
any kind without printing at the
beginning and the close OF the state
ment these words. Printed as paid
advertising
SO drink Intoxicating liquors
on any street or public place in the
united states OF on any lnterurOan
car or railroad, automobile. dining
car. or the vestibule or platform
connected with any car.
Anyone May Make Arrest.
The proposed legislation confers
on any person in charge Of any car
or train or automobile or other pub
lie conveyance authority to arrest
any person violating the prohfbi-
ton law. The proposed law also con
fers "a right OF action for damages
on every wife. husband. child, par
ent. guardian or other person who
shall be injured in person or prop.