Show DRYS TO CALL WOMEN MONDAY IN ANSWER TO WET EVIDENCE Canadian L Limit mit of Case Per W Week eck Cause of Laughter IS WITNESS ITNE He Hc Says Prohibition Is Fana Fanaticism c sm Clothed Clothe In Law Law WASHINGTON W ASH BY 10 10 ByThe The Associated A Press Press A weeks week's drive against tho the act be- be before before be before fore a senate committee wu was wound up today by ty the wets with the tho testimony of ot former Canadian officials is as to Improved conditions In provinces pro which have turned away from prohibition and with further dm dem demands ot o labor lobor leaders for legalized beer Although tho the wets wet still have hav 11 hours of actual hearing time tim re 0 remaining re- re In which to complete their case they consented to give way Monday to the th drys Irs who de- de desire desire de desire sire to put on the stand a number of t women in attendance at the womans woman's national law en enforce enforcement force force- ment conference which opens here hera tomorrow WETS VETS TO RESUME The wets wet resume their pres pres- presentation pres- pres presentation Tuesday and when they arc through probably the last part of ot the he h week the drys dl's will reply to th the barrage their opponents opponents eats have laid down Although Altho lacking much of ot the spectacular which has lias las accompanied accompanied led attacks on the act during the week the tho th testimony Of t the Canadians Canadian regarding the oper oper- operations oper- oper operations operations of ot laws law for tor government control of ot liquor distribution the provinces of Quebec and tind Manitoba Mani Mani- Manitoba toba challenged the close attention ot of the he committee f y A Sir William Wl of ot Mon Mon- Montreal real treal a former ormer member of the hO Quebec liquor commission de- de declared de declared elated that hat the province had banished the th bootlegger by re- re returning re returning tu turning to restricted license an and had increased temperance CONDiTIONS DESCRIBED Describing conditions In Mani Mani- Manitoba Manitoba toba since prohibition was voted out out Francis William Russell pres prea president ident of the th moderation league of that province said there thero Wo was an Increasing purchase of ot beer berand and nine fline Ine and a 0 filling falling off In hard bard liquor consumption and that conditions as M to the temperance had improved ed Asa that there never had bad been such sucha uch a crime wave wa as that experienced during prohibition Mr Russell Rusell said Manitoba Is rid tid of that now v It passed out with the boot boot- bootlegger boot legger legger and the rum runner hI he said The only on people who are not satisfied with restricted license are arc the Irreconcilable fanatics he declared declare as a the crowd ch packed the committee ro- ro room roared with laughter The Tho spectators got another laugh when hen Mr Russell d that most of the th sales of ot hard liquor were ere to violators We Vc feel that our legislation is II the best temperance legislation over ever written the witness ls said sum SIME EXPERIENCE Other western provinces had bad the saie ie a experience as Manitoba r Mr Russell Hussell continued They went dry In 1916 and wet et et In 1923 JIe le that un under the present government go control sales are ar made on OD permits permits- which cost 1 Ha a year ear The permit has s the th address s of the holder of ot the permit and the commissIon dellers the tho liquor to that address Only person persons over o 21 years old are given permits permit Do you ou Inquire Into good char char- character character acter aske asked a ked Senator need Democrat Missouri Fa Each h applicant must have o A Is there on the sale Yes Yell Youcan You get billy one case ot o hard bard liquor a week That got a prolonged laugh Iau from the spectators with th tha hO Continued on PORO Iago Seen Scion DRYS TO CALL WOMEN IN REPLY Y Continued from Page One shrill voice ot of of- one woman rising above the others It If your our regulation Is so strict how do you account tor or so much much liquor liquor liquor coming over the border Into my state Slate 1 asked Senator Walsh Democrat Montana IC I I wanted to go Into that that- that business It could be done Rus Rus- Russell Russell sell replied Say there were five I cue cases men In a family and five are ar delivered In a week They could run some of It over the border to get the higher prices es It If caught they would go to the penitentiary Senator Walsh Insisted that the liquor coming from Canada was wa the one problems problem In enforcement In Montana Well Alberta AlbertI province may may not have hayo adopted the one case cue a week law the witness said LABOR LADOR LEADER Demands for foe or legalized beer were presented to the committee bY Mathew Voll vice Ice president ot of othe the American Federation of Labor I and John Sullivan president T nt ot of i oti the New ew York Tork State Labor I I Mr fr Sullivan characterized con con- conditions con conditions under prohibition as die dis disgraceful graceful and declared the opera opera- operation operation operation tion of or the law had bad re- re resulted resulted re resulted In n demoralization of yung oung bos bo's boss and girls It If there thero were ere legalized beet beer would conditions be Improved asked Senator Reed They certainly would Sullivan replied The demand for fol hard liquor among the laboring men would cease celse Mr declared that yOung and old alike did not regard the tle law ass as a sane legislative expression under und under r the prohibition amendment but as sa an impression of fanaticism clothed In the form orm ot of law which has Its counterpart In and Bolshevism Beer drinking has been n replaced by whisky drinking he said and bootleggers are arc Infesting the halls of labor tabor and other gatherings try try- ing trying to sell liquor I The pocket flask may be found In almost every store and Is never absent from any meeting dinner or dance said eald Young and old alike do not regard the Vol- Vol Vol stead law a as asa a sane legislative or er under under under the eighteenth amendment but a as an an Impression of fanaticism clothed In the form ot of law which ju Its counterpart I and Bolshevism All AllI I I represent a denial of ot self govern ment The observance or of o the law is In Its ltd breach and Its virtue In disregard for law I I Morality sobriety temperance I I respect for or and observance of the taw law are best advanced by substitution substitution I legislation ot of sane eane temperate legisla- legisla I tion not by ruthless prohibition CO COMBAT I While the wets wet were engaged In their their public drive dry drys an and wets were locking horns before beCore another a senate committee not tar far aCe away i over the Cramton bill to place Ce pro prohibition agents under civil service That battle bailie was behind closed doors but from what leaked out It lacked nothing In tn fire and color Assistant Secretary Andrews Andrew of the prohibition treasury In charge ot of o tion tIn enforcement was the principal principal principal pal witness Wayne B Wheeler general coun coun- counsel counsel sel ael for the saloon anti-saloon league and anda anda anda a principal advocate of ot the bill woo was not present Chairman Couz- Couz Couzens Couzens ens Couz-ens ens announced someday some days ago that Mr 11 before Wheeler could riot not appear be- be be fore ore the committee committed while white he pre pre- presided presided pre presided sided Asked If It he favored the Cram Cram- Cramton Cramton ton Cram ton bill General Andrews said Mid I think It would be well to bring my men under prohibition That slip of the tongue brought a smile even from the dry drys pres pres- present present present ent and he corrected himself to prohibition say civil service In place of CHANGE OF FRO FRONT Representative Cramton of Mich Mich- MichIgan Michigan Michigan igan a leader of ot the drys In the house houle urged the bill and was sub sub- subjected subjected sub subjected to a gruelling exam cross by Senator Bruce Demo Demo- Democrat Democrat Democrat crat Maryland an avowed wet Senator Bruce emphasized that the drys had changed front on the method of ot appointing prohibition agents agent calling attention that at atthe atthe atthe I the outset they wanted such luch ap- ap appointments appointments ap appointments 11 as patronage for I senator and representatives republican Representative Tinkham lican Itcan Massachusetts one of ot the house wet leaders also addressed the committee assailing the dry drys for what he too toe charged to be a change chance of ot position with respect to the method o of selecting prohibition gents agent agent |