Evening star., 1920-03-03
DRY LEAGUE PROBE
move CALLED JOKE
Ready for Twenty Years,
Says N. Y. Leader-0ther
Events in Liquor Fight.

ALBANY, n. Y. March 3 (by the
Associated Press).-William F. An
derson. state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League, declares that
There are so many comical aspects
of the proposed investigation" of the
Anti-Saloon Leagues activities as au-
thoriZed in a resolution adopted by
the assembly Monday night that 1T
is hard to take it seriously"
IF the investigation is to be based
on the passage of the resolution it
would be palpably illegal" Mr.. An
Gcrson asserts. 1T cannot secure the
legal number of votes without the
help of the republican organization
OF the assembly and whatever the
wishes of that organization. it is
hardly conceivable that it would place
on record so open an alliance with
Tammany on the liquor question as
to adopt such Tammany resolution.
The Anti-Saloon League has violated
no law and l have been ready for
legislative Investigations for twenty
years"
Arrest u. 8. Agent as yiolator.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March a.
George +. r. Cummerow, Departmen Mt
of Justice agent, who just returned
from Iron county. Mich. where he in
vestigated the so-called whisky re-
bellion." will appear in police court
today to answer a charge of violating
the state liquor law.
Cummerow was arrested last mid
night by Edward A. Nowack, a spe-
Cial agent of the state food and drug
department, who charged that Cum
merow gave him a drink of whisky in
his room at hotel.
When arrested Cummerow declared
he had been framed up"
Refuses to Conform Laws.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 3-The
house of representatives of the South
Carolina general assembly late last
night refused to make the state pro-
hibition law agree with the federal
statute. By vote of SO to % the
members rejected a bill from the jul
dietary committee proposing to bring
the two laws in agreement The South
Carolina law permits the receipt Of
one quart of whisky a month for me-
dicinal purposes on physicians
prescription, while the federal law
allows a pint every ten days under
the same conditions.
Fined S11 900; Given 1-2 Years.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March Be. A.
Laughter. whose conviction on
charge of conspiracy to violate the
Reed prohibition amendment recently
was sustained by the United States
Supreme Court, has been fined $4,000
and sentenced to serve two years in
the Atlanta penitentiary on one
charge. and on another was hned
$l.VUV anu S6HteHCeU " SlA IilOAtuo IA
the Upton county, Tenn, jail.
BrOOkline. Mass. Would BE "Wet."
BROOKLINE, Mass. March 3.-At
the town meeting yesterday Brookline
Joined the long list of Ma assachusetts
cities and towns which have reversed
long standing no license policies on
the liquor question, and voted in IA
vor of license, 1.449 to 1893. 1t was
the first time in thirty-four years
that this town. the largest and
wealthiest in the state, had voted
yes" The vote will have no practi-
cal effect. BrookHne's population is
33.490.
May Have to Test "2.5'' Beer.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. March 3.-The
intoxicating qualities of 2.5 per cent
beer will be tested in Wisconsin in
the event that Federal Judge Geiger's
decision legalizing rs per cent beer
in Wisconsin after termination of
wartime prohibition is upheld by the
United States Supreme Court.
United States District Attorney
: Sawyer said: 'The Supreme Court
in upholding the decision, would de-
clare the Volstead act void, this
meaning: That each case brought in
TO court would compel a test of the
intoxicating qualities of the liquor
sold"
In the meantime Wisconsin brew
cries are ready at few minutes
notice to manufacture beer contain
ing rs per cent alcohol. !