The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-03-05
COST so MILLION ].
FOR ''DRy" YEAR
New Storage Houses to Be Built
and Heavy Guard Provided
in Senate Bill.
OUTLAY TO BE Indefinite.
Better to Buy All Booze, Senator
Smoot Comments-Warren Has Bill
to Keep All Left in Warehouses
Until Sold Under Law.

Washington.-It will cost S50,000,-
country" Senator Warren told his as
sociates during the course Of a debate.
He asserted this great outlay may
not be necessary for an indefinite
period, but must continue until intem-
perance has been eradicated.
A bill "for enforcement of the Ma
tional Prohibition Act by establish
ing government warehouses" was in
troduced by the senator. 1t was pre-
pared at the treasury department and
will be considered by the finance COM
mittee. 1t is intended to segregrate
and safeguard all liquor until it can
be bottled and sold for medicinal and
similar purposes. 1t has the effect of
preventing the government from COL
lecting taxes on the liquor until here
after sold although it becomes re-
sponsible for keeping it.
1t is provided that the collector OF
internal revenue may select suitable
warehouses and require the removal
Of all distilled liquors to them. Suit
able bottling arrangements must De
provided in each warehouse, and all
expenses must be paid by the distiller
When whisky is removed it shall be
taxed $6.40 a gallon.
AS a penalty it is provided that any
person seeking to defraud the govern
ment shall be punishable by fine in
double the amount of the claim or the
value of the spirits Illegally removed
or attempted to be removed, with an
additional penalty of not more than
$500 or Imprisonment of not more than
five years, or both"
The heavy outlay in making the ma
ton dry was brought up by Senator
King, who asked if it was necessary to
add 100000 to the large sums al
ready appropriated for enforcing the
laws relating to the importation and
expectation of intoxicating liquors.
cit was so considered by the de-
partment," answered Senator Warren.
"They have estimated accordingly, and
it is only for the four months and the
fraction until July 80. I understand
there will be something like S12,OOO,-
600 appropriated in the bill which will
be presented here in the regular course
to carry these laws into effect for the
coming fiscal year.
1.-THE two amounts in the pending
bill are for definitely separate pur-
poses One is to guard this whisky,
and the bill will show how and where
it is to be carried out.
"The other one, as testified to by the
parties in charge of the custom serv-
ice, is to undertake to guard the lines
between this country and Canada from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and down
the Atlantic to the border of Mexico
and on the Pacific. Admittedly it is
not sufficient"
"All can say is" said Senator King,
sit will be an outrage to make any
such appropriation"
1.-TWO million dollars" said Warren,
"was appropriated in the organic act,
but when we undertake to carry out
this laudable purpose and make this
country a prohibition country, which
1 hope can be effected, it will be $780,.
100000 year instead Of $12 100000"
''It would be, very much better for
the United States to purchase it out
right and have it absolutely under its
CONTROL" said Senator Smoot.