The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-17
CONSERVATIVE DRYS SET OUT ID CURB
 RADICAL ATTEMPTS
Sound Warning That If Too Severe Restrictions Are Added Enforcement
 Bill Is Doomed
By Assoeiasvd Press

Washington, July 16.-COnServative
 members of the prohibition faction in
 the House set out today to curb what
 they described as radical attempts to
 make the pending enforcement bill so
 drastic that it might create revul-
 sion of feeling throughout the coun- i try the whole question of liquor l drinking.
 Warning was given by the conserv- atiyes that if the radical element went
 too far and added other severe re-
 strictions they would be certain to jn- | vite defeat in the Senate and possibly | find all of their work thrown out by a presidential veto.
 | The need of wise counsel was pointed out by the conservative prohibitionists l in view of the published announce ment that Representative Morgan, re- publican. of Oklahoma, and q member of tho Judiciary committee had given notice that he would endeavor to make l it violation of law for man to keep jug of liquor in his own home for | his own use.
 Word was spread during the day that ] other prohibitionists were preparing to | write into the bill provision. stricken out by the committee, which would prohibit a mans using any little liquor he might happen to have around the house. Under the bill now before the House it Is extremely doubtful. a member of the judiciary committee said today, whether a person could give a drink of whiskey to a friend at his own fireside without running the risk of arrest. NUMEROUS CONFERENCES There were many informal confer ences at which some of the drastic provisions of the bill. as pointed out by Representative fcu. democrat, of North Carolina. and pioneer prohibit tionist were called up like barroom ghost to keep the radicals from going too far. The farmers wife. who makes quart of blackberry wine at home for use in her own family, MT. Pou said could be prosecuted and sent 10 jail. The farmers home where a lit tie cider is made for the family would be nuisance under the law. accord ing to MT Pou, who declared that Rus sia in the days of the czars highest power never made a law that was so far reaching.
 Members from some of the southern states were questioned by eastern and western representatives as to the vol ume of liquor turned out by mountain distilleries and known as moon shine"
 This was a question on which they were unable to give first-hand in- formation. MT. Pou told the House the other day that in a dozen states that have already adopted prohibition there are more illicit stills than there ever was saloons at any time in the history of those states. This was the view of other members, who said also that it would require small army to break up the traffic entirely.
 NO CHANGE EXPECTED
 But while some of the radicals ex- press confidence that they will be able to amend the bill so as to make it even more drastic than the committee at tempted, Chairman Volstead told mem bers today he was satisfied that IL would go through now as substantial ly drawn. It has stood up under the attack of nti-prohibitionists, who have failed to eliminate single sec tion. and MT volstead believes those who are bent on making it still more drastic will yield to cooler heads. who insist 1t should be passed in it's pres ent form.
 Indications tonight were that consid- eration of the measure would not be resumed tomorrow.
 Unless set aside by a special rule, the House could take up this bill to- morrow and reach vote Saturday" said Representative Igoe, democrat Missouri. in charge of the minority fight against it. This prediction was based. however, on the assumption that the radical element would not attempt finally to force through added restric- tions.