Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-10
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(From Our Special Correspondent

/ (From Our Special Correspondent
I Washington, Aug. 10.-The "Drys"
of the country both won and lost
when the Senate on Monday passed
the bill prohibiting physicians from
issuing prescriptions calling for beer
as medicine. While the anti-beer bill
got through, it was not acted upon
until after an amendment had been
adopted which, should it remain in
the bill, would mean the severest jolt
| that prohibition mas yet received.
Under an amendment proposed by
Senator Stanley, Democrat, of Ken
lucky, it would be made misdemean
or, punishable by fine or imprison-
ment, for government officers to
search for liquor without proper war
rant.
However, the opinion at the capitol
is that the life of this amendment
will be short, for the conferees on
the beer bill, into whose jurisdiction
the measure now passes, already have
sharpened their axes to have the
amendment revoked. They will be able
to do this, it is believed, because the
amendment was not adopted by the
House. The Senate conferees are all
ardent "drys" while but one member
of the House conference, Representa-
tive Graham, Republican, of Penn
sylvania, is classed as "wet."
Under the amendment adopted by
the Senate no kind of search for IL
quor or other contraband goods would
be possible without specific search
warrant. Thus, man walking down
King Street with package which
prohibition or police officers confident
" surmised might contain liquor
would be immune from search unless
the officers had search warrant. The
same condition would apply to auto
mobiles, homes, saloons, restaurants
and every place else at which it might
be expected to find liquor.
With the acceptance on the part of
the Japanese government Of Novem-
Der | as the date on which the dis
armament conference shall begin in
Washington, President Harding will
take immediate steps to send out the
formal invitations to Great Britain,
France, Italy and China the other ma
tions who have already signified
their willingness that the meeting
should be held at the time suggested.
In the meantime, preparations for
the forthcoming conference are going
forward at high speed at the National
Capital. Secretary Of State Hughes
has delegated to Under Secretary Of
State Fletcher the task Of providing
quarters for the large delegations
that will come here. of providing 4
place in which to hold the conference
and of making up estimates for the
necessary expenses that will be entail
ed by this government.
While Uncle Sam does not expect
to pay the expenses of the delegates
while they are in Washington, the
program of official entertainments, to-
gether with the expenses Of the con-
ference itself will probably require
the expenditure of at least half Il
million dollars. 1t all depends upon
the length of the conference.
Royal c. Haynes, U. S. Prohibition
Commissioners, has declared war on
certain brewers throughout the coun-
try who, while ostensibly turning out
cereal or dealcoholized beverages.
have, in reality, been making real
stuff with "kick" and containing
more than one-half of one per cent.
alcohol. While the government, here
tofore, has been lenient in dealing
with such violators of the Volstead
Act, in the future. those found guilty
will have their properties confiscatcd
and they will be subject to heavy
fines and penalties, if not imprison-
ment.
The lid is being clamped down tight
against violators of the dry law and
the course of the "bootlegger" in the
future is going to be fraught with
many dangers and Inconvenience,
not to say loss Of money and time
spent behind prison walls.
Since his return from his brief va
cation in the mountains OF New ham
pshire, President Harding has been
giving a good deal of attention to
the issuance of proclamation, de-
claring peace with Germany. Attor-
ney General Daugherty who has been
looking up precedents and interna-
tional law on the subject, is about
ready to submit his recommendations
to the White House. After the peace
proclamation is promulgated then
there will follow treaty of peace
with the former domain Of the Kaiser.
The allied nations-those who took
part in the overthrow Of the Ger
man autocracy, are watching with the
deepest interest for the signing Of
formal peace treaty between the Unit
ed States and the present govern
ment Of Germany.
Secretary Of Labor Davis wants to
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