New Britain herald., 1926-04-03
Leaders Rearranging Plans for Prohibition Hearings Monday - Administra- tion Submits New Bill Which Is Intended to Put More Teeth Into Present Volstead Measure.

Washington, April 3 LTp -- Wet leaders were busy today rearranging their plans for tho start of tho son at prohibition hearings Monday in view of the judiciary sub commit tees refusal 10 summon witnesses other than government officials, and the addition Of q new administration bill for tightening Volstead act re- strctions to the subjec matter to bo discussed.
 The modification forces have been allotted the first week of the hear ings 10 present their case and had asked the committee to call mum Der of city and state officials and others to testify. The drys will have the second week, and are expected 10 urge q favorable report on the drns- tic prohibition law amendments rec commended by Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury instead of the liberalization measures on which tho hearings were originally based.
 Permit Medicinal Wine
 
 Mir. Andrews. meanwhile, has is- sued two permits for manufacture and sale of medicinal wine which was in use for such purposes in pre-. prohibition days.
 The action of tho judiciary sub committee In refusing to subpoena witnesses was described by Senator Edge, republican, New Jersey, one of the authors of the modification bills to be considered. as an effort to prevent the vets from presenting valuable information.
 William H. Stayton. chairman of the Joint legislative committee rep resenting tho association against the prohibition amendment, the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, the Con- stitutional Liberty league of Massa- chusotts and the Moderation league, Inc, announced that, despite the de- cision. his organization would pro. duce an adequate number of civilian witnesses.
 This action aroused Senator Edge. who has submitted a list of IS witnesses, including state and municipal officers, whom he de- sired to have summoned. He ac- cused the subcommittee of split ting hairs in favor of the drys" and with acting to prevent the vets from presenting valuable informa- tion."
 On the other hand. Chairman Means and Senator Walsh. demo- crat, Montana, said the sub-com- mittee was following a long estab- lished practice at hearings on leg islation. In such cases summonses rarely are issues. proponents and opponents being required to supply their own witnesses.
 Proposed Amendments
 The amendments proposed by Assistant Secretary Andrews, who is in charge of prohibition enforce ment, are designed primarily to dry up sources of liquor supply. . Perhaps the most drastic would permit warrants to be issued for the search of private dwellings on evidence of manufacture of liquor . for commercial purposes.
 Other amendments would author ize these steps:
 Imposition of severe penalties for the counterfciting of permits, prescriptions and other liquor forms.
 Imposition of drastic penalties upon thoso who make, sell or trans port liquor made from donatured . alcohol or rum.
 Requirements of registration of buildings and apparatus which . have been set up in such q way as to mako the manufacture of beer possible.
 The placing of all cereal bevcr- age points under government su- pervision.
 The summary condemnation of seized in liquor violations.
 Talks With Mellon
 Before having the bill drafted Secretary Andrews consulted with