| Show rR HI n i fn FINE STATE TAT Of F ON 1 1 Nation l 1 Dry July 1 May Be Wet Again Before Jan I I 16 Is Belief y WASHINGTON June 27 The Thc The house judici judiciary ry committee today v voted ted 17 to 2 to report out all prohibition enforcement legislation in one general bill with the wartime enforcement measure set down as part one The three sections of the enforcement bill effective are re Wartime enforcement upon its approval const constitutional 1 prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- enforcement and regulation of the manufacture of industrial alcohol P Parts two and three will become ef effective effective ef- ef January 16 16 when the country will go dry by constitutional amend amend- ment WASHINGTON June 27 Wartime Wartime j. prohibition will become effective next Monday at midnight without enactment enactment enact enact- ment m ment nt meanwhile h by congress of oC additional ad ad- ad- ad I legislation for tor its enforce enforce- I I ment Out of or a maze of oC confusing develop- develop I this fact tact stood tood out clearly clearl with i tho the decision Thursday of or the tho house I judiciary committee charged with the thed d duty t of f preparing and submitting en enforcement enforcement en- en fo machinery to report three bi bills bils ts In one each cach standing on Us Its own I lees lop and capable of oC holding Its own In Inthe inthe the tho event the others others' were made in invalid In- In valid lId by congress or 01 tho courts AMPLE PENALTIES Chairman Chairman of or the com committee mitt co cod d declared there was no possibility of or orthe 1 the passage of tho the Joint measure before be be- I fore fote July Jul 1 I but hut that thero there existed I ample means of oC enforcement and penalties for violation of oC the thew w wartime vs act The fu full and explicit I definition of Intoxicating liquors liquors any any byn beverage bt or product containing moreth more 1 th to one half of or 1 per cent alcohol alcohol- t et b by the bureau of oC Internal revenue left e t no doubt he said as ns te to how the courts would construe the law ordeal or ord ordeal d deal al with offenders o STO o attempt was made by prohibition prohibition prohibition tion members of the tho committee to conceal their satisfaction in having ordered ol ered the three bills sent to the house In one so as ns to prevent ent more than one fight Some members In Intimated intimated Intimated In- In that title one the wartime enforcement measure would still be when actual wartime prohibition prohibition pro pro- h was declared ended It was wasp p pointed out b by others that the law made de It mandatory on the president to say when demobilization was completed completed com com- which would automatically permit permit per per- mit saloons to resume operations until 1 1 January Januar 16 16 when constitutional prohibition pro pro- i will become effective WET AGAIN SOON I Members of oC tho the judiciary committee said it was Inconceivable that demobilization demobilization demobilization de de- mobilization would be delayed ed bc beyond ond the middle of January While hile the they did lid not look for action by the president dent wee week I. I or next the general generalI view was that with the signing of oC the treaty by Germany German and the government government gov gov- assurance of oC speedy de demobilization demobilization de- de mobilization Issuance of or the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's proclamation might not bo he held up longer than Labor da day at the latest |
