Show SOLONS Discuss 1 j NEW DRY LAWS I. I J DENIES RIGHT OF CONGRESS TO DEFINE IN fN DRINKS Debate on Prohibition Enforcement Bill in the House Has Many Advocates Advocates Advocates cates and Opponents of the Measure Washington The The right of congress to define efine Intoxicating beverages was denied Saturday by Samuel In testifying before before before be be- a New ew York lawyer lawer fore the time senate judiciary subcommittee tee which Is considering prohibition enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- legislation Mr lr told the committee that neither under the wartime prohibition prohibition pro pro- act nor the time constitutional amendment could congress say that any particular percentage of alcoholic content constituted an an Intoxicating li Ii- Ii quor Both the time act and the amendment amend ment meat he argued left this as as' a question question question ques ques- tion of fact which could be determined only before a jur jury Debate on the time prohibition enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment bill continued Saturday In th the house with many advocates and opponents opponents of the time measure awaiting the readIng reading reading read read- ing of the time bill bUl for amen amendment ment to launch their final arguments Representative Kahn Republican of California denounced the time bill as one which appeared to be made for a nation of inebriates tes and urged that thai the time wine industry of his state be saved saved from unwarranted destruction Mr Kahn explained that the experIence experience experience ence of American soldiers in France had proved pro that Hg light wines could be drunk without harmful effects The Time California representative presented presented pre pre- pro pre fig figures figures' res to show that pr prohibition tion increased crime rather rattier than causes a decrease In this city he lie said crime was waS' Increased fully 25 per cent since 1916 1910 and fines collected are greater than ever before |