The Washington times., 1919-07-20
DRYS REFUSE
TODROPBARS
ONLIQUORFOR
TESTIMONIES

The. drastic prohibition enforce
ment laws suggested by the "drys"
now seem certain to pass the House,
practically without amendment, eX-
cept possibly to make them more
Stringent.
Despite warning from several pro-
hibitionists that the laws will prove
oppressive, irritable and incapable
OF enforcement" the radical drys
have maintained supreme control in
the House all during the considera-
ton Of the bill, repeatedly voting
down by safe majorities any attempt
70 modify it.
Final Vote This Week.
A final vote on the bill is ex-
pected this week Congressman
1goe Missouri, wet" has prepared a
new enforcement bill in three sec
tons in place of the sixty sections Of
the Volstead act, and will submit II
TO the House just before the final
vote is. taken. It carries no defini-
ton OF Intoxicating liquor.
Drys yesterday refused to allow the
home manufacture of beer, light wine
and cider. for personal use, and spent
hours trying to close all possible
loopholes in the provision allowing
doctors to prescribe liquor.
To prevent drug stores from becom-
ing saloons, an amendment of Con-
gresham Miller of Washington was
adopted, providing that physicians
may not make liquor prescriptions in
drug stores nor have their offices in
the stores. Examination of persons
with the view of prescribing liquor is
prohibited in drug stores, and the limit
q i'll = srYUNn
prescription every ten days.
: Advocating his amendment, Miller
said that in one section of the coun-
try 500 saloons were closed, and nearly
500 drug stores Immediately opened.
The section of the bill prohibiting
the advertising Of liquor was passed
without an amendment All electric
signs and billboards advertising liquor
must be torn down as soon as the bill
Sc approved. Papers can no longer
print the picture Of a brewery. dis
tillery, bottle, key, barrel or box or
other receptacle represented as con-
tanning liquor"
Provision probably will be made.
some dry leaders said, for safeguard
ing the use of sacramento wine. The
present bill, Congressman Igoe claims.
will ABSOLUTELY prohibit il. This
charge was not denied by dry leaders.
"UncIe Joe" Cannon opposed the
drys for their attempts to stop the
home manufacture Of drinks that will
be declared Intoxicating but that
Heretofore have been considered
hzfmless.
FHYou can't enact law that will KEEP
a man after he makes a barrel OF
cider from putting il in his cellar,
letting it harden and then drinking
itf he said.
Advocating strict limitations on
havoring extracts, Congressman Tin
cher (Kan.) told Of men getting drunk
on lemon extracts. Vets claimed no
havoring extract can be made with
out the use of alcohol.
Opposing factions in the House ar
Eued to a late hour last night.
.-Hopelessly beaten, vets" fought
with their backs to the wall. con-
testing the steady march Of the
''drys."
Drys succeeded in drawing the net
still tighter around the private eel
lar After rejecting an amendment
by Congressman Moore. Pennsylvania,
20 strike out the provision relating
TO search and seizure in private
homes, the House adopted an amend
7aent by Congressman Barclay, Ken
tueky. to permit seizure IN homes
where liquor is sold. The original
provision authorized such action only
when a portion Of the dwelling was
regularly used as a store, lodging
house or place of business.
Barclays amendment adopted II
20, 81, strikes at blind tigers" and
is designed to make IL impossible for
bootleggers to operate from private
residences