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Show ITS' WORK FOR I STROM LIS: Jail Term for Bootleggers, and Search of Homes, Among Proposals VSH l.VOTf"N'. Feb 1. (By The Associated Press).- Prohibition lead-ari lead-ari l" '-"iiK re.5S are hoplnK to lighten, up tho Voltod law. They are planning new legislation to provlds a flat Jail ssntcnos for the first offense of selllnR liquor without plvinit the court the optional right of lmporlnjr a fine. SEARCH IN EIOMXS Ithcr chnjres belnp discussed, re-lats re-lats io Uio search and SSlsutS clause. BO as to n-arb tho homo brow and to inakf more (WfeplnB the law under which n person buyln liquor may bo punished I'qually with the person selling sell-ing it. Confiscation of all liquor hold by citizens Is ftlno bring" urged ThlH would legullie selevne of all private stocks. Objoctlon t that, however, has been made by tome dry loaders on the ground that little auch liquor flndn Its way Into channels of bootleg trade and that It won't bo long bforS all such liquor will be gone COURT DOCKETS LOGGED' UnlsSH n pending bill, which would permit federal commlMlum i s to try minor liquor canes, la passed, n pro-poSSf pro-poSSf aniendtrenl to the Volstsad lav.1 would Hke care of this Frder.il court dockets are nyw congepted with Vol-Stsisd Vol-Stsisd violations and government of-fb of-fb ir.ls have reported u chang- of pro-' cedure necessary. The tdg flgiit for amendment will start with tho opening of 'be new session ses-sion In April, according to dry leader lead-er H. o!losrnoj i mm rED Meanwhile, t'halrman Volstead of the houne Judloiary committee Is awaiting word from prohibition enforcement en-forcement offices au to mgK'-Kt lun.s for making the law bullet proof Me has expressed satlsfm tbn with lb. .'a believing ll w.m burn with lOOthi but In talking with members, he has expressed ex-pressed the belief tluit others might be added. Hi ort showing h-avy tnn!porta-tlon tnn!porta-tlon if liquor und wholesale snuggllng pjompti-d the movmipni to put pef oons transporting and selling It In Jail. In the effort to stop home brewing and distilling prohibition leaders admit ad-mit th it they will run Into a storm of Opposition. |