The Lake County times., 1919-06-25
INTERNATIONAL NEWS srRvicEJ

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERWcEJ
WASHINGTON, D. c., June IS.
-Rumors continued today that
President Wilson is certain to
terminate wartime prohibition by
a proclamation, declaring that de-
mobilization is at an end. If this
proclamation should be. issued,
Representative Randall, of Cali
fornia, prohibitionist, has served
notice that he will endeavor to
override the proclamation and con-
hnue wartime prohibition througi,
an amendment to the prohibitioz
enforcement law.
EXPECT TO COMPLETE DRAFT.
The house judiciary committee ex
pected TO complete its draft of the en-
forcement bill today. and Chairman Vol
stead will introduce IL Immediately into
the house. with notice that he will call
IT up for consideration within "a hours
He will not wait even TO have IL printed
in its final form for information OF
house members.
In its present shape the bill links to-
gether wartime and constitutional
amendment endorsements for severe
penalties for violation under the direc-
tion of a commissioner of prohibition
working with the department of justice
and subject to the supervision of the
attorney general All beverages con-
tanning over one-half of one per cent
alcohol are prohibited.
MAY HAVE PRIVATE STOCKS
Under the house bill individuals may
retain their stocks of liquors IL such
stocks are stored in buildings occupied
by them as residences. and the use oS
liquors will not be prohibited. except In
public.
Search and seizure warrants may be
issued only by judges OF courts OF rec
ord. wines for sacramental purposes
may be manufactured and sold and non
beverage liquors may be used in medi-
cine. the arts and industry.
CAN'T IMPORT BEVERAGES.
Beverage liquors beyond the authoriz-
ed alcoholic percentage may not he
manufactured or imported except by
and for the private use Of the diplo-
matte representatives OF foreign coun-
tries in the United States. They may
not be transported in interstate CON-
merce.
Final opportunity was given today for
the public to enter a plea 70 repeal pro-
hibition.
HELD FINAL HEARINGS.
The subcommittee of the senate
judiciary committee was holding its
final public hearings today on prohibit
ton legislation and Senator Sterling
the chairman. expected the committee
would complete its consideration Of en-
forcement legislation before the end of
the week. He said however. that he
did not expect the legislation TO get
the attention of the senate before the
middle of next week when appropriation
bills Will be passed
Patent medicine and drug interests
appeared before the committee today in
an attempt TO convince the members
that prohibition should not extend TO
their products.
Prohibition enforcement measures as
they now stand would so regulate pre-
prietary medicines that il would be i'm
possible for them TO be used as intoxi-
cants. Drug interests declared that
too strict legislation against patent
medicines would create the danger OF
abolishing by law some medicines
which are held by the medical profes-
sion to be necessities.
THE HARDEST PROBLEM
Representatives of firms manufactur-
ing favoring extract also asked 10 be
heard by the committee during IT'S ses-
sion today. They expressed a fear that
their business would come under the
ban. if proposed prohibition enforce
ment laws are adopted
The most difficult problem which the
committee had to deal with. however.
was the determination of what an in
toxicating beverage is With several
court decisions before them. and the
testimony OF eminent physicians and
chemists. there was some division on
the question The strong supporters OF
prohibition were of the opinion that
one-half of one per cent of alcohol made
a beverage intoxicating.