Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-21
PROVISIONS IN FULL
Of ANT+BEER BILL
Wayne B. Wheeler Discusses
Measure Now Ready for
Presidents Signature.

Detailed provisions Of the anti-beer
bill, the conference report on which
was adopted by the Senate Friday,
making It ready for President Hard
ing's signature, follow:
Provisions In Bill.
~ The bill prohibits the prescribe
ing of beer or malt liquors for me-
dicinal purposes.
"2. Not more than one-fourth gall
Ion Of vinous liquor, or vinous or
spirituous liquor separately or In the
aggregate containing more than one
half pint of alcohol. may be pre-
%. Physicians are limited to 100
prescriptions for liquor in ninety
days, unless extraordinary reason Is
presented.
-. The commissioner may cancel
or require change of permits to manu-
facture patent medicines and prepa-
rations used as a beverage even II
they are unfit for beverage use. or
require the formula for making eN-
tracts to be changed. or may cancel
the permit. IL it appears to the COM
missioner that the sale or use of such
articles is substantially increased by
reason Of their use for beverage pur-
poses.
IS. Importation of spirituous or
vinous liquor is prohibited until the
amount on hand shall not be sufficient
10 supply the current need for non
beverage uses.
"6. Spirituous liquors exported in
the original packages may be re-
imported in such packages for re-
deposit in the distillery warehouse
from which originally removed.
81. The courts of Hawaii and the
Virgin Islands are given jurisdiction
TO enforce the national prohibition
act.
IS. Regulations to carry the provi-
sions Of this act into effect are au-
thorized.
80. Revenue laws relating to the
manufacture, taxation of and traffic
in liquor shall remain in effect when
not in conflict with the national pro-
hibition act: and prohibitive taxes
and tax penalties provided in the ma
tional prohibition act shall be col
lected in the same manner as other
taxes on liquor.
40. Taxes on liquor stolen or de-
stroyed shall not be collected from
the owner if the loss or theft did not
occur as the result of negligence.
connivance, collision or fraud on the
part of the owner or person legally
accountable for the same.
III. Private residences may not be
searched without search warrant.
Officers who without probable cause
and maliciously search any place
without a search warrant are penal
lied. Persons who impersonate Off
IciS SHloTSlHS tle act al e
heavily penalized.'
Mr.. Wheeler Discusses Measure.
In report on the anti-beer bill
The Star Friday stated. The first
draft of the measure authorized the
search of private homes without
warrants. but this feature was elm
mated in conference" THE above
statement is not correct" said Wayne
Is. Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon League of America, in
statement last night
Neither the Anti-SalooE League
of America nor any of the state
leagues nor any other prohibition
organization, so far as I know, ever
championed measure which author
lied. a search Of a private dwelling
without search warrant. There
was no reference to search warrants
in the original draft of the anti-beer
bill. This controversy was injected
into it by the opponents of the meas
ure in what was known as the Stan
ley amendment. We opposed the
provisions of that amendment, which
would have prevented officers from
Selling rum-running automobiles and
moonshine stills without first secur-
ing a warrant