New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Drastic Bill Is
Offered for ''Dry''
Law Enforcement
NeW Yori; Tribune
Wdsh,nOfo3, Buren,f

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-An Admin
lstration prohibition enforcement meas
ure, submitted to the House to-day by
Secretary Of the Treasury Glass as a
substitute for the Barkley BILL now
pending before the Judiciary Committee
gives the Federal government wide
powers to prevent the sale of intoxi-
cants under the war prohibition act
but does not include the drastic
search and seizure" provisions pro-
posed in several of the state legislat-
ures.
The enforcement measure makes any
one selling liquor liable in a civil &C
ton for injury or damage suffered d
therefrom. Under this provision Of the
bill wife may sue in her own right for
damages or loss of income caused by
her husbands intoxication, or injury
suffered in consequence of intoxica
ton, and may retain the proceeds Of
such action as IL she we're unmarried.
Another provision Of the bill gives
the government the power to seize, con
denim and sell or otherwise dispose of
any automobile un!awfully uced to
transport liquor.
The more drastic provisions of the
hll submitted by Secretary Glass read
as follows:
THAT all houses, buildings. boats,
structures or places OF any kind wher re
distilled spirits, beer, wine or other in
toxlcating beverages are manufactured
received, kept for sale, or by means Of
anY device whatsoever sold for bever-
age purposes in violation of the war
prohibition act, shall be held, taken
and deemed common and public rus-
ances, and shall be abated and closed
up, and the ground in which such un-
lawful manufacture or sale, or receipt
or keeping for sale is carried on or
continued or exists, and the furniture
fixtures, vessels and contents kept or
used in violation OF the act arc also
declared nrisances and shall be sbated.
ANY automobile or other vehicle en-
ployed or used in the conveyance or
transportation Of any such liquor, with
intent to use or sell the same in vio-
iation OF said act, shall be seized and
delivered to the proper officers, and
snail be proceeded against by libel in
the proper court and forfeited"
The section further provides:
That Il any such automobile or
other vehicle Or other article or NOVA
bic is condemned, the same shali
be disposed OF by destruction or sale
IS shall be ordered The proceed :
iiE5 OF bucn lDei cases shall conform
as near as may be to the proceedings
in admiralty except that either marty
may demand a trial by jury
Every wife, child. parent. guardian.
employer OF any other person who shall
be injured in person or property or
means Of support by any intoxicated
person or N consequence of intoxica.
tion. habitual or otherwise, OF any per
son, shall have ii right Of action in his
own or her own name againB. any per-
soii who Bhail be selling to another
any liquor contrary to the provisions
OF the act, causing the intoxicatjon of
such person, for all damages actually
sustained, az we'll as for cxemptary
damages; and married woman shall
have the right TO bring suit, prosccuto
and control the same and the amount
recovered. the same az II unmarried
and all damages recovered by a minor
under this section shall be paid either
to sueh minor or his parents, guardian
or next friend, M the court shall di.
rect and all suits for damages under
fh's section shsli he by civil action IN
any court having iufisdiction."
Tho search and seizure" provision
merely prescyjbes search by warrant On
sworn information sufficient TO iustify
such . warrant