The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
NATION TO GO DRY
WITHOUT NEW LAW
Act becomes Effective Mt Midnight
Monday without Enactment by
Congress.
REPORT THREE BILLS IN ONE
ProhlhitiOnlsts In House Plan single
Fight on Al McnsurC@--I'rc-
scribe Percentage

WASHINGTON, June War
tim, prohibition viii become effect
I've next Monday at midnight with
out enactment meanwhile, by con-
gross OF additional legislation FOR its
puf1rccment
auut ora maze of confusing dcvol-
opmcnis. this fact stood out clearly
toIty with the decision or the house
judiciary committee, charged with
thp duty of preparing ana submit
ting enforcement machinery. 10 re-
nor, three bills iu one. zach stand
inc on It's own legs, and capable Of
holding its own IN tho event tho
Uthors were made Invalid by congress
Er the courts
Chairman Volstend Of the commit
'cr declared tonight there was no
pusHIhility of the passage OF the Joint
measure before July /, but that there
existed ample means OF enforcement
and ample penalties FOR violation ~
,hr wartime act Tho fun and cN-
pHrH definition " intoxicating
iuuors-nny beverage or product
containing more than one half Of one
nor cent alcoholH-sUt hv the bureau
~ Internal revenue lcft no doubt
no mid. AS 20 how the courts would
ruus'ruc the law or deal with Of
fcrdcrs.
Act on All nt once.
80 attempt was made 10y prohi-
hflop members ~ the committee 10
conceal their satisfaction I'm having
ordered the three bills sent to tho
house in one 40 as 10 prevent more
Than one fight. Some members IN
'lmatcd that Title the wartime en-
fnrtrmcnt measure, would Sitll be
unpngsed when actual wartime pro-
hilton was declared ended. II was
puintcd out by others that the laws
made IL mandatory on the president
IN sav when rehabilitation was com
pietcd which would automatically
hermit snloous 90 resume operations
unN January l6, 1920, when con-
aUuronnl prohibition viii become
effective.
Members ot tho judiciary commit
too said that while they did not look
far action by tho president this week
or next. the general view that with
tho signing NJ the peace treaty ny
Germany and the government aHsur-
anre OF speedy Rehabilitation isNu-
ancc Of the presidents proclamation
might not he held up longer than
Labor dav nt the latest Indeed. II
appeared to, he the opinion among
many members OF the house that pa
r1ons In cities whore the sale or
'Iquor now is permitted. will be eerV-
ing drinks much sooner than the
puhlc imaElncs.
In Three Parts.
Az tho prohibition enforcement
measure finally is put In shape Tor
tho house 1T will hc divided INTO
three parts. or titles First, general
enforcement OF wartime prohibition
effective on It's approval. second,
constitutional prohibition; third reg
ulations FOR the manufacture OF IN
dustrlaI alcohol. the latter two ef-
fcc'ive January l6, 1920.
For the first part tho committee
decided 10 substitute bodily the hill
introduced yesterday by Representa-
tive card, democrat Of ohio, this
being the measure prepared last win
Ter hy Mr. card. Chairman Nolstead
and Representative Whaley OF south
Carolina. II stands alone and It's
provisions nro less drastic than ths
constitutional hill,
Title ? n the straight "NolTend
hW" endorsed by anti-liQuor organi-
zatlons and regarded ns the most
dr,stic measure of tho kind ever
nut before congress Title :, the
Dycr bill relates 10 lndust rial alco-
mol IT'S manufacture and regulation.
The fact that the committee n
nalIv reached a definite agreement
a. 10 procedure does not mean that
A solid front will be shown In tho
house for it was thought the minor
IT, renorf would hc submitted