Milford chronicle., 1925-03-20


Put it up to us who are fighting tc
have this law enacted"
Il believe it is in the interest OF
true Americanism and righteousness
that you pass this BILL" DR.. Hubbard
added. Il do not believe the lnem-
bers of this House sat here like a
lot of ninnies and did Just what they
were told to do, because some one
wanted them to do it when they vot-
ed to pass this Weer bill. [ believe
they worked out the problem in their
own mind and they did what they
believed was right and proper. The
people of Delaware want this bill
passed. Let them take the RESPONSE
bility for it's effect"
James H. Hughes, lawyer. and for
mer Secretary of State, declared he
is in favor of enforcement. not in
the mild manner as at present, but
vigorously so that the spirit of the
law shall be carried out and made
effective. He said there was no rea-
son why Delaware should not leeis-
late to make the constitution effec-
tive and that it would be a fine ex-
ample for Delaware TO set for the
rest OF the nation by having a law
that would effectively break up the
manufacture and sale of liquor. He
said he could not find anything very
drastic in the Weer bill and showed
that it is about the same as the
present law except it takes away
the quart of liquor.
This would make the present law
more effective and stop up the loop
hole OF having the right to have any
liquor. He declared it would help
break up the carrying and use of
liquor by boys and girls, young men
ana women, who have their parents
these days worried to death, and the
practice is becoming moro general
every day. 1t would put a stop to the |
booze parties" row indulged in by |
the young men and women. Mr.. |
Hughes said, and if this can be done |
it would be worth every sacrifice
that could be made to have it be-
come a law.
He claimed the Waer bill makes no
new penalties He said authorities
admit 80 per cent of the liquor today
is impure, some is poison and some
is actually deadly. "I anu in favor of
the Weer bill and hope you will
pass it," he concluded.
Robert B. Elliott, Federal Prohi-
Oition Director for Delaware, also
Urged the bill. He said: "The great
est objection I have heard against
his bill is that it is going to make
lot of law breakers out of re-
ipectable citizens.
1 believe it will aid the officers to
set some sO-called respectable peo- /
lie who are violators. 7
Mr.. Elliott argued that under the
1olstead law person is not allow
ID to have even q quart unless he :
lad it before prohibition went into
fleet. He said this bill would sim
ly make state law conform with I
he eighteenth amendment.
EllwOOd F. Nelson, attorney for S
he Senate, was the next speaker. L
lie said he drew the bill and there
Ore should know what is in it. He h
aid he probably would not have
nything to say today but for the r
lct that high legal light of VIII y
lingtOn at the hearing last Thurs "
ay had stated that if the bill should
ass the judges would have no e
lOice but impose a Jail sentence on Z
olators of the proposed law. Mr..
elson said there is a parole law G
nder which an offender could be 81
aroled. He also criticised the argu- L
ent that there is no saving clause
r automobiles seized under this E
II and said there is no saving E
ause in the present law. z
AS to liquor saving human life, le
r. Nelson said there is a liquor
at will save but that it is not in :
xicating liquor. "There is a foun- =,
in filled with blood that will not f|I
lly save the people of this state
it also the people of the nation
said.
Mrs. J. W. Killen, of FELTON,, presi- Vii
mt Of the State W. c. T. u, spoke Hill
the benefits of prohibition. She lll
id the Weer bill would be safety iii
st measure to safeguard the chill XII
en- of the state. lI|l
ut would SEEM" she said, "That Hi
the objectors are thinking of Hi
emselves and the women are iii
mixing Of the defenseIess women iii
the state" In conclusion Mrs. Hi
lien said the law does not make III
v breakers, it only reveals them. Hi
The Rev. George A. Cook, of III
was called to order by III
nator Allen, the presiding officer. HI
Oking over the Senators seated in Hill
mt of the clerks desk, Mr.. Cook Hill
Ied if they were all present and llll
marked it did not look like all Hill
-enteen were there. Hill
The hearing was before the Senate Hill
1perance committee and not the Hill
late as a whole. lll
Ir. Cook made some remarks IlIl
,ut understanding "some of them lll
i needed conversion" and then lllI
Mt on to remark if they were dry Hill
en- they came here, all right, but llIn
they we're wet'-He got about this lllllI
in his talk when Senator Allen llllIl
pped him and said, "I will ask Illl
not to deal in personalities. lllll
Ir. Cook then took up the subject MINI
which the hearing was called. ID
said this bill was to do away Hill
b the permission for one quart. IT'LL
declared there was a leak which
lid have to be stopped by legis-
on and the Weer bill was de- Hill
led to stop the leak. lllIll
e denied that there is more lIl
or now and more debauchery II
l there was before prohibition. lllllll
rs. Jane Pennewill, Of Whining TWILL
also made a plea for the pas IlN
, of the bill. nIl
he Rev. Zack W. Wells. Of New llLIl