Show PROHIBITIONISTS APPEAL TO CONGRESS Washington Feb Fob G of tho the Prohibition party tho the Anti Antl Saloon 1 of at America the tho Wo iVo Womans 0 mans muns Christian Temperance union and various Christian organizations appear appeared ed Cd today loda before the thc house committee on en the judiciary to urge urae a ft favorable I report on oil one or moro more of or the bills In la Introduced I to protect dry local option districts from receipt of Interstate as liS aswell liSwell well as liS intrastate shipments of ot liquor Rev Hov S E Nicholson legislative sup superintendent of itt time the league for tor this timis organization Prof PIot Chits Chus Scanlon ot or Pittsburg for Col time the Presby Presbyterian terian church Finley of Md tta for 01 tho the party and Mr Ir Ray Hay of oC Pennsylvania I for United Presbyterian church Pres Ires Present rell rellI I emit ent for the time Womans Temper Temperance I ance amico union went vera the national president i L 1 M 11 It N Stevens the tho national secretary Miss und amid the tho na mm national executive superintendent mill Kills of ot Mis Missouri soOn made an 1111 against time proposed measures In lii behalf of tho the Na National National National alliance Clayton of ot Alabama a J member of or the th committee whoso whose attl tudo supports federal protection of or Pro districts questioned sonic of or ortho tho the Prohibition speakers as 1111 to tho II ho legal right ot of the Iho suites states to Invoke federal excise protection In lit the hut face of or volun voluntary tary tar ll to 10 the government of ot time the rights now sought to tol bo lm 3 od Ld It wan tim agreed that briefs should bo be submitted on alt this Itis point Representative asked that hunt the tho decision of oC the tha committee to close Its hearing Feb 12 bo be J In Ol om Older tier der de to allow of time the Call Cali California formula fornia Wino Wine Merchants to come como to and amid present their side of the citso und also to give further hear hearing ing to the Ito Alliance This Ihl request was dented denied In asserting the tho complete c failure of Prohibition laws lawN In Maine Kansas and und Iowa Mr Bartholdt remarked These things we we know but we dont ont t know how itow prohibition laws are arc goim to operate In lit the tho states of Georgia and Alabama Ala me mite Interrupted Chairman Jenkins but I heard an answer to that query made by b a u southerner only this I morning He lie said Time The Inauguration of or prohibition laws In Alabama und anti Georgia ln will like a 11 Tula will mean that a n white gentleman cnn can get got a drink whenever ho lie wants It II but buta a III ger cant get got a 11 drop Representatives Clayton of Alabama and of or Georgia protested that this was not so Surely Surel Mr Ir Chairman your friend did thu not speak that way wll of Alabama 7 questioned Air Mr Clayton 1 I am quite positive ho was not re cc referring ferring to Georgia added Mr JIll Brant Brantley hey ley Ie Ho lIo said Alabama und and um lie hue said Geor Goor Georgia gin gill replied Mr r Jenkins and ond even evon borne of or the prohibition joined In tho time laugh that lint followed |