Arizona republican., 1921-04-26
VOLSTEAD DWANTSB0NE DRYLAW
 OPEN FIGHT FOR BIGGER NAVY.
PEACE RESOLUTION ISREPORTED
WANT TONIC AND BEER PERMITS
 CANCELLED
IRepubIIean A. ?. Leased Wirel

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 WASHINGTON April 25.-As the first step of the fight in congress to tighten up the Volstead prohibition enforcement law, a bill designed to prohibit the sale of beer to the sick on doctors prescription, was intro dCced in the house today by Chair man Nolstead of the judiciary con- mittee.
 The measure would not prohibit use of wine for medicinal purposes, but would make more specific and stringent regulations on this subject.
 Frankly declaring there was no real necessity for beer as a medi- cine. MT. Nolstead announced his bill was put forward to meet the situ- alton created by the opinion of for mer Attorney General Palmer that beer and wine, under the Volstead act could be prescribed for the ail- ing.
 In the tentative regulations an- rounced last week by prohibition commissioner Kramer both of which must wait approval by David H. Blair, the new commissioner of in ternal revenue, an arbitrary limit Of ( T-S gallons of beer and three gall Ions of wine was fixed as the max fInum that might be prescribed at any one time. Mir. Palmer had ruled that the law fixed no limit
 Regardless of what Commissioner Blair may rule, MT. Noistead indicat- cd that the prohibition forces in the house were prepared to take the beer huli by the horns and let the world know that there will be no beer. The bill will be referred to Mir Volstead's committee for hearing and report. Members opposed to any modifica- ton of the dry law said tonight it probably would be reported to the house. substantially as drawn. There were predictions from many dry quarters that its passage was certain.
 After counting noses on the com raittee. NIT. Nolstead is strongly of the opinion, he said, that there will be no turn back on the question of prohibition. even in the face of cry from many sections that congress |, give the proposed beer regulations for the sick a tryout.
 After turning thumbs down on beer and putting extra safeguards made or imported. the new Volstead bin would close the gates to import ation of liquor and shut down distil- ieries until the present stock of about forty million dollars now in bonded warehouses had been ex- hausted-
 The bin would also impose certain &0QAl1onal IeStrlCtlOnS OIi the Il1dn- ufacture of alcoholic preparations ~masQuerading" as medicine and sonics which prohibition leaders as- sert are drinkable.
 Suil another tightening up sec ton would meet the demand from some quarters that the attorney gen cral should have a more direct share fin the enforcement of the law. AS explained by MT. Volstead. it re- ouires that the attorney general shall have notice of all applications for permits to sell or manufacture liq- uor or alcoholic medicinal prepara- tions and that public notice of the application shall be posted SO that the attorney general or any person who may have knowledge of any vii cations on the part of the applicant may object to the permit being granted.
 Permits at present. the Judiciary chairman said. are granted without any notice to the attorney general. and he has no opportunity to object to their issuance. The bill would give the attorney general power to cancel permits for the same reason that the commissioner of internal revenue is authorized to cancel.