Show LADY ASTOR'S LIQUOR BILLIS BILLIS BILL IS HUGE JOKE I American Womans Woman's Dry Measure Weakened By Amend Amendments I IS EASILY EVADED I Youths May Drink With I Meal and Biscuit Forms a Meal LONDON Aug IS 18 Lady R 18 Lady Astor's liquor bills bill Is s regarded by bythe bythe bythe the liquor Interests a as ns a huge joke In In fact so much so that the they have h ve made no serious efforts to hInder Its passage The most persistent opponents of the bill when hen laen It was Introduced ed In the Commons now regard the form so harmless harmess that some of of them event cent went so 50 far faras faras taras as to support It The original Intention of the bill as was to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating eating cating liquors to pel persons sons under 18 13 ears of ot age ale heavy penalties beIng pro for Infringements The committee in charge of the tho bill eHr Inserted the tho vital ital words knowing luto under tinder eighteen and now the proprietor cannot be fined or arrested unless it Is proved roved that he be knew the consumer to be bo under Underage underage age M 1 SIVY Y tY BIU BRING G MEAL ICAL Another amendment to the bill permits persons under years to tobe tobe tobe be sen served zered ed with beer and wines ames with witha II a meal This has earned for the bill the title Beer Boer and Bill since Bince the tatter latter Is 18 recognIzed as a meal within the tho understanding of the English law What bat Is more It Is not necessary for lor the meal to bo be ordered in the saloon hence a boy or girl may bring a biscuit with them and be served sen cd with u as much beer as he or she wishes l The only people Lady Astor's bill seems to hae hue ha e pleased are the antl for tor they be- be belIe be believe lIe lieve e that it has placed a barrIer In te path of total prohibition as It of Ita lt tas used UI up all nil the energy supporters In seeking to have this bill 1111 passed and thero there is not enough left to put through the more stringent stringent gent bent and less e evasive measures The only prohibitionist In tn the House of Commons spoke against the bill as being a weak sister which would dO more harm to the cause than good JUMP JUU INTO DiTO LAKE LUCE Lady Astor responded to the at- at attacks attacks at attacks tacks saving that she sho couldn't e everybody eo body and some e measure must be bo put up Ith She said that If It she did what she to on a hot day she would take a Jump into Inlo the lake alte In St James park To this another member cried out aut I 1 1 wish Ish you would that has gone one dry now |