Evening star., 1926-04-12
rights Lowry Friedenberg
WOMEN OPEN FIGHT FOR DRY LAW
AT SENATE PROHIBITION HEARINGS s

to say that prohibition is enforced in
Alaskan"
The witness said that it was, in GER
tain parts at least, and referred to
JUNEAU.
Il have been told that there are at
least so places in Juneau where II is
possible to purchase liquor today"
said Senator Reed.
Openly it is not sold" replied Mrs.
Waid.
DO you think it is better to sell
liquor openly under Government SUI
pervision or TO have it sold secretly?"
asked Senator Reed.
There is third course replied
Mrs. Waid, and that is TO enforce the
law"
Mrs. Madrc Marshall. chairman of
the Young Women's Work Fedora
ton. and representative of the
Colored Women's Clubs and OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, told the
committee that the colored women OF
the country stand for the enforcement
of the eighteenth amendment.
"If you break down the morale of
the negro race" shs said, you will
injure your own. Colored women
care for your children. We stand
against even light wines and beer"
Conditions Better i'm Colleges.
Mrs. Catherine Foster, who has
done considerable work at schools
and colleges. also urged a continuance
Of prohibition and its better enforce
ment.
Has there been more drinking
recently in colleges?" asked Senator
Reed.
The witness replied that she had
heard that there was more drinking
among the girl students, but said
that she had seen no evidences of it.
She said that at q boys preparatory
school the matron had told her that
conditions had SO much improved
since prohibition that she no longer.
had to go out at night to bring the
boys home.
''Do you mean to tell u.s." said
Senator Reed, that the boys are get
ting better and the girls are getting
worse under prohibition? That is the
first encomium passed on our sex /
have heard IN a long time"
Mrs. Foster replied that she did not
mean to say that, but admitted that
she had heard reports of more drink
ing among girls than before prohibit
ton. Whether they were true or
not she did not know.
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson, of Chevy
Chase, Ma. who has recently re-
signed as president of the Demo.
cratic Women's Clubs of Maryland to
take up the night for prohibition, told
the committee she was there to speak
against the proposal of Senator
Bruce of Maryland for a constitutional
amendment to permit the Government
to sell liquor.
Says New Jersey Wants Dry Law.
Mrs. Haines Lippencott OF New
Jersey told the committee there was
d rapidly growing sentiment in her
State for prohibition. She laid before
the committee a mammoth petition
signed by 10000 people, nearly all
women, and some men who insisted
on signing" She denounced the
modification bills introduced by Sena-
tors Edge and Edwards Of New Jersey.
You have had several elections
since prohibition in your State" sug-
gested Senator Reed. He said that
Senator Edge had run as a wet and
been elected last year. Mrs. Lippen-
colt declared that Senator Edge was
wet in some counties. and dry in
others
II heard him make wet speeches one
week, and dry the next" she said
lmid considerable laughter. Mrs
Lippencott said that the trouble was
the people were lazy and didn't go to
the polls.
You don't mean to tell me that
Senator Edwards of New Jersey ran
as a dry anywhere?" said Senator
Reed.
NO" emphatically declared Mrs.
Lippencott, who announced that she
was Republican. She insisted that
Senator Edge went in on President
Coolidge's coattails," at the last cleo
ton She said that Senator Edge had
run 100000 votes behind President
Coolidge.
She read letter from the Republi.
can national committeewoman of
New Jersey denouncing the "wets,"
insisting that under wet" political
leadership enforcement. of the prohi.
bltion law became impossible.
When the committee adjourned to-
day, it was with the intention of meet
ing at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
when the vets" will again take the
stand.
Urges Strict Adherence.
Mrs. Herbert J. Gurney. speaking
for New England, urged adherence to
tne eighteenth amendment and COM
plete enforcement of the dry law. She
said that in 1870 Massachusetts ex-
perimented in the exemption Of beer
from prohibition and the result was
that strong liquor was sold in the
beer places.
Senator Reed asked Mrs. Gurney
that If liquor were going to be used
would it be better to have it sold under
regulation or in "speakeasies" or
other out-of-the-way places.
Mrs. Gurney replied she would
rather have 1t confined to the speak.
easies, because If they are against the
law of the United States we can cope
with them"
Answering a question as 20 whether
there has been an increase in crime in
Massachusetts, Mrs. Gurney said there
had been an increase along every
other line. and that the increase with
regard to prohibition indicates more
care in the enforcement of the law.