Evening star., 1920-09-15
JUDGES Warned
TOENFORCE DRY
LAWS TO LETTER
Alleged Laxity~ Condemned
by Anti.saloon Leaguers.
VETS "CoddIed," Is Claim.

A committee was appointed today
at the Anti-Saloon League conference
meeting In the First Congregational
Church. 10th and G streets, to draft
resolution warning federal Judges
that unless they "sacredly perform
their sacred duties" in enforcing pro-
hibition laws. the league will seek
their impeachment.
The committee was named by Rev.
p. A. Baker. general superintendent
of the league, after speakers at the
conference had vigorously criticised
federal Judges for alleged slaxity in
melting out punishment to those con-
victed of violating the prohibition
amendment and enforcement law.
Charges were made that some fed
eral judges had "coddled" bootlegers
and moonshiners. and that prohibition
laws were being made "a farce" in
some sections. \ Ak
wheeler L.as. Drys Law.
"The national prohibition law is the
greatest piece Of constructive legisla-
tion ever adopted by a self-governing
people," declared Wayne B. Wheeler.
general counsel Of the league, in his
opening address.
He said that while prohibition may
be nullified it would never be re-
pealed, and emphasized the necessity
of all Anti-Saloon League workexS
bending every effort to seeing that
proper officials were elected to the
different legislative bodies of the
He defined the meaning Of the phrase
concurrent power" which appears
in section of the statute, and which.
according to him. is greatly misinter-
preted by many laymen of the coun
try:
Concurrent power" he said, docs
not mean joint power, between state
and government, but equal power of
state and nation to enforce the eight
eenth amendment, or equal co-opera-
law for the purpose of preventing the
use of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
Each unit of the government can go
to any length in enforcing the law,
legalize the use of liquor without the
repeal of the eighteenth amendment"
He also said that those states which
had failed to adopt enforcement codes
were encouraging lawlessness and
doing great injustice to their own
citizens by conveying the idea to
them that they have a right to sell
such liquors as are not prohibit ted by
state laws.
Urges standardizing Laws.
The Importance Of having the state
and federal prohibition law standard
ized." said Mr.. Wheeler. cannot be
overestimatediH ~
The convention was opened with de-
votional services, led by II. H. Spooner
of Connecticut. p. "a. Baker OF ohio.
national president Of the Anti-Saioon
League. presided, AND. after giving
soElef rssn43s f. Ihss Proefam cf@the
Ohio. who give an optimistic report of
conditions In Ohio, and pfedictedsthat
the state would win great victory
after election
A. J. Davis read paper on .condi-
tions in MASSACHUSETTS. and said that
without an enforcement code the state
could hope for little relief from the
present almost wide-open" state.
+. J: Moore announced that,sowing to
an unexpected call from out of town.
United States Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer. who was to deliver an address.
would be unable to be present auntil to-
morrow morning. His place on the
program was taken by Mrs. Wayne B.
Wheeler' who sang my Own United
Volstead Act Discussed:
Following general discussion and
summary Of. the session by G. w.
CraDDe OF maryland. the convention
adjourned until later ins the day,
when 'The Standards of the Volstead
Law" was taken up.
At the later session papers were
read, as follows: Definition of Light
Wines and Beer" by william H. An
drews Of New York; Limit of
Strength Desired by Our Enemy"
Cora Frances Stoddard of Boston;
Physical Eject OF Beer and Light
Wines" E. S. Shumaker. Indiana, and
Scientific Evidence" Ben Spence of
Ontario. nj
Atticus Webb Of Texas also ad-
dressed the members at this session,
and the summary was conducted by
Wayne B. Wheeler.
President Baker announced that a
mass meeting will be held tonight
at the church., when sthe session will
be conducted by business men. The
principal speakers will be S. S. Kresge,
chairman in charge: Charles Husten.
Luken Steel Corporation. Centerville.
Pa; chief Of police, Luken Steel Cor
poration; w. A. Walker. manufac-
turer, Erie. Pa: H. S. Dulaney, Bal
timore, and Delcerere King, Boston.
party of ten business men from De-
troit will be present