The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-25

FOR OWN USE
HELD LEGAL
HOUSE COMMITTEE WILL
NOT STOP STORAGE
Booze Stores Must Be Made Up
Before Prohibition Be-
comes Effective

WASHINGTON. June GA mans
right TO store liquor in his home FOR the
long dry period after July l. stood up
TODAY against an attack on that pro-
vision Of tho prohibition enforcement
hill before tho house judiciary COM
mItlcc.
Near tho end Of an all day session the
commir,cc voted down An amendment
(which would have made il unlawful for
IN cit zen 10 have liquor in his possess
ion; struck out a section which "ou'u
have prevented use" by citiZen oi
ilouor in his private dwelling. and oe-
lcjdcd that in tho mlrtcr of general en-
forccmcnt there would bc no difference
between wartime and constitutional
prohibition.
| Even with this and other changes inc
ih!ll as II Will be reported out tomorr""
or Thursday is considered as aH-'m-
lhraClnC So drastic arc its pr"NIs'"'S'
members "f the committee shlo' 'h"'
while a man may put keg OF peer ~
his cellar. h" may h" convicted a''a
fined If for instance he wears watch
fob on which there is picture or TIC
knG as an advertisement.
In a general consideration or the
measure the committee made a number
of minor changes. but tho principal
ItCh, was over tho question or the
fright OF homo storage for personal use.
ERcprtscntativc Morgan. Republican. or
!Oklahcma. cndcavored to have stricken
ont tho section reading that 1t shali
Eno, bc unlawful to possess liquor III
Ionc's private dwelling Will" inc S"i''e
lis OCCUPIED and used by him only as
his dwelling"
! Ardent prob bitionists on tho COM
rittoe voted against the Morgan pro-
posal for tho reason. they said. that
nothing was to b" gained ny chact'hs
"a law so drastic as 10 arouse the nos
ItilIty Of people who rejoiced mat the
lday of tho saloon had endcd' ffoni-
;nli:nn members supported an amcho-
mcnt eliminating the provision that the
inouor must be obtained and placed IN
storage rrlor 10 date the act would Dc
como effective, AS amended the Sec
lion reads: THAT such liquor neeo
nor be reported. provided tn" burden OF
shaving that possession IS legal upon
tho poSScssor.
REPRESENTATIVE Gard. Democrat OF
Ohio. led the fight to strike from the
hill tho word 'uS"." rs applied to tre
T ch, Of home consumption. HIS motioa
also included tho striking out OF the
words give away" ''roccive" and pos
scsS." but the committee insisted mat
those should stand. It was said thcre
was No particular fight on MIR. Card 3
proposal. and as amended the secHon
stands:
THAT no person shall on or after the
dat. when the cightccnth Amendment TO
the constitution Of III" United states
goes into effect. nor while the war pro-
hibtion act shall be in force. manufac-
turc. sell. barter CIV" away. transport
import. export. deliver. furnish. receive
, or possess any intoxicating liquor cx-
ccpt as authorized in this act and Ell
ithc provisions Of this act shall be lie-
orally construed TO the end tfat lntoN-
icatlnE liquors as a beverage may be
prob hrtcd Liquor for non-beVeraHe
purposes and win" for sacram"ntal nur-
pcsrs may he purchased, sold. trans
ported and used as herein provided.
Every person legally permitted to
hav" liquor is required to report TO the
: proper authorities within ton days af'cr
, tho passage Of tho act and possession
, affrr that date "hy any person not le-
!. eallv permitted unicr this title to pos
q scss liquors" shall h" regarded as Cvl-
drncr that it IS kept for purposes II
sale. This however. docs not apply 20
7 home stocks.
: The hilrs definition NJ what Is into1-
iCatinC I1uor any beverage or nrhduCt
{ containing NOR" !han one-half If ! per
cent alcohol. was retained. II was Said
that members nf III" committee DIS
rcusscd thus section nj lonCth. some con-
{ tending that If ono congress undertook
10 define intoxicating liquor as one-half
of one per cent. another congress could
: come along and make it 4 per cent, or
ANY ngur" II choose. There was just ii
: danger members said, that prohibition
r would Get into politics.
= representative Gard. appointed last
q. year with Chairman Nolstoad and Rep
ircsontative Whalcv. Of South Carolina.
= to draw up a bill for enforcement Of
I wartime prohibition. cndoavorcd 10 have
I the committee substitute his bill. Chair
man Volstcad voted against a motion 10
q this effect and was sustained. 1t vas
. said that tho wartime measure was
moro liberal in It's provisions. hut as the
: committee had refused 20 separate war.
! time and constitutional prohibition. II
. was unwilling. members explained, tr
/ make any distinction in the matter Of
= enforcement.