The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 130, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 12, 1919 Page: 5 of 16
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THE HOUSTON POST: TUESDAY -MORNING; AUGUST ;l 2 H 9 1 9;
DRY E11F0RCEUE11T
BILL MODIFIED BY
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Sections Prohibiting Storage.
r - of Liquor for Personal ;
r 'L Use Cancelled
" . Associated Press Report -
WASHINGTON Aug. 11. Prohibition
enforcement legislation advanced another
ttep in conrreia Monday when the sen-
ate judiciary committee began considers-
' tios of the bill passed by the house last
June as amended and liberalised by the
Judiciary subcommittee.
Although the general house plan for
' enforcement of war-time and constitu'
tional prohibition remain in the bill the
subcommittee eliminated several drastic
house provisions and modified others. In
its work the subcommittee comprising
Senators Sterling republican of South
Dakota chairman; Fall of New Mexico
' and Norri of Nebraska republicans and
Overman of North Carolina Walsh of
Montana and King of Utah democrats
first revised the senate enforcement' bill
. and then incorporated their amendments
m the house bill reporting the latter as
v amended by unanimous vote to the full
committee.
1 Like the house the senate subcemmlt-
. i tea adopted the plan of having separate
sections in the bill to deal with war-time
and constitutional prohibition.
' The subcommittee left unchanged the
house definition oil intoxicating beverages
as those containing one-half of one per
cent or more of alcohol.
Pereeaal Use Net Prohibited.
As revised the bOl will not interfere
with the storage and personal use of in-
toxicating liquors in the borne of in-
dividuals. ' '
Probably the most liberal amendment
to the house bill is a provision exempt-
: ing from penalties any person "manufac-
turing nonintoxicating dder and fruit
- Juices exclusively for use in his house."
. This would permit home manufacture of
light wines and dder for personal con-
sumption and the amendment except by
implication in connection with the defini-
tion of intoxicants does not define "non-
Ibtoxleating" beverages.
Stricken from the bouse bill was the
. provision making it unlawful for per-
sons to be intoxicated or to drink liquor
on trains street cars. Jitneys boats or
other public conveyances.
' Another liberalisation is a provision
that reports of manufacture ssle and
transportation of liquor made to the
internal revenue collector; shall not be
open to inspection of the general public
but kept solely for scrutiny of the com-
ralssioner his agents court or other
officers.
Search and Seizure Modified.
The house search warrant provision
also wss made less drastic the sub-
. ' committee amending the search and seiz-
ure sections so as to provide that seard)
. warrants may be issued only under the
usual practice provided by existing fed-
eral law and not on mere suspicion that
liquor is being stored for unlswful pur-
' poses
Instead of the house bill's unlimited
provision for funds to. enforce prohibi-
tion the subcommittee fixed $3500000
for the first year's enforcement work
and leaves this duty Jointly to the in-
' ternal revenue commissioner and the der
pertinent of justice. The former is to
report and the letter to prosecute vio-
lations. In defining intoxicating liquor the sub-
committee added the following liberaliz-
ing proviso: "Provided however that
the foregoing definition (one-half of one
per cent alcohol) shall not extend tode-
alcoholized wine nor to ear 7 liquor or
liquors produced by the process by which
beer ale or porter is msnufactured but
containing not more than one-half of
' one per cent of alcohol if such liquor
or liquid shsll be otherwise denominated
than as beer ale or porter." This pro-
viso rejects the request ' of prohibition
advocates for prohibition of beverages
which have the appearance of intoxi-
cants. A set her Modlflcatlos.
Another relaxation of the house bill
was made in Its provision for penalising
persons hsving "reason to believe" their
property ie being used unlswfully. ' The
' senste stnendment requires "personal
knowledge" of such use.
The house provision declaring that
after February 1 ll20. the possession
of liquor unauthorised by the law shall
be prima fade evidence that it is being
kept for sale is retained and strength-
ened by an addition providing that in
proceedings under this section the bur-
den of proof shsll be on defendants to
prove thst such beverages do not con-
. lain more than one-half of one per cent
alcohol.
The subcommittee revision retains the
The Greatest Pleasure
of Our Lives
is in giving Satisfactory Service to .users of United
States Tires whether in the downtown section of Hous-
ton or in Houston Heights up to the end of Main Street
at Sylvan Beach or on the Great Sea Wall.
Our conception of the word "Service" is to render a
t performance equal to the expectancy to measure up to
the opportunity and responsibility' in th'e fullest
Ready
Quick Tire
F.McNeir Totals 99 in
Big Trap-Shooting Event
' ' Houston Post Special '
- CHICAGO Aug. 11. That the Grand
American handicap the blue ribbon event
of the trapsbooting world now being held
at the South-Shore Country dub' will be
the moat success in the history of the
American trapsbooting association was
indicated Monday when three shooters
tied for first place with perfect scores
and five were knotted for second place
with totals of 99 in the South hore spe-
cial a 100-bird race from 16 yards rise. '
- Frank J. Cairns of Tampa Kan. State
amateur champion Edward W. Thim-
Bin of Murdoch Neb and 'William .8.
oon of JewelL Iowa were the shooters
to register perfect scores while Forrest
McNeir of ' Houston Texas E. M. Wee-
den Cleveland O. C. A. Smith of Chi-
cago A. T. Staube Streator 111. and
C. C. Collins of Kankakee III finished
with totals of 99.
following exemptions as provided by the
house:.' Denatured alcohol - medidnal
preparations patent medicines toilet and
medidnal preparationa' flavoring extracts
syrups. vinegar and fruit Juices. The
subcommittee however . struck out the
house clause that such articles should be
"nonpotable" prescribing" merely that
they Shall be "unfit for beverage pur-
poses." A house clause requiring alcoholic con-
tent of toilet medidnal and antiseptic
artides to be labelled was stricken out
Retaining the house provision' prohibit-
ing manufacture sale purchase trans-
portation or prescription of intoxicants
without a permit from the internal reve-
nue commissioner the revised bill con-
tains a provision thst such cast shall be
expressly authorised upon receipt of per-
mits. The house limit of 10 days on
permits to purchase intoxicants also is
extended in the revised bill to 90 days.
Pharmadsts only may sell and licensed
physidans only may prescribe liquor. The
house requirement for physical examina-
tion by physidans of applicants for liquor
prescriptions however was eliminated.
' - Physidans Limited.
The house provision limiting physi-
dans' dispensing to one pint of liquor
in 10 days for the same person is re-
tained but modified to provide that such
limitation shall apply only to prescrip-
tions "to be taken internally."
. More rigorous provisions guarding
transactions in wines for sacramental
and religious purposes are provided by
a provision requiring issuances of such
permits only to ministers rabbis or
other ecclesiastics.
House provisions regarding adver-
tising of beverages are made more strin-
gent in some respects and more liberal
in others. The subcommittee struck out
provisions prohibiting sign or billboard
advertisements but added a clause penal-
ising "advertisement of intoxicants" any-
where by any means or method.
Also stricken out was a house dause
suthorising obliteration of liquor adver-
tising or the use of pictures of a dis-
tillery bottle keg barrel or other re-
ceptacles in advertisements. A new
dause permits manufacturers and whole-
sale druggists to advertise alcohol in
trade journals.
Retaining the house provision against
advertisement of compounds prepara-
tions or formulas for manufacture of in-
toxicants .the subcommittee strengthened
this section by prohibiting also the ad-
vertisement of any "utensil contrivance
or machine" for such purpose.
Chicago Stockyards Again
Running at Full Blast
Assodated Press Report
CHICAGO Aug. 11. Striking em-
ployes of the packing plants at the
stock yards returned to work Monday
morning after the last of the police guard
had been withdrawn' by Chief Garrity. in
accordance with the agreement reached
last Saturday. "There was no report of
trouble between the' white and negro
workmen and every plant was said to be
in full operation for the first time in
more than a week.
Officials of the stock yards labor
council declared they would eon tine
their efforts to unionise all the packing
house employes.
Hobby Files Departmental
Bill With Two Items Out
Houston Post Special.
AUSTIN Texas Aug. 11. The governor
Monday filed the departmental appropria-
tion bill with the secretary of state. He
made only a couple of slashes at it and
those did not affect anything particu-
larly. He cut out $11.50 which had been
set aside to "repair and paint the dome
of the capitol for the reason that he be-
lieves the whole roof of the capitol
should be repainted but that the Job
should be done at the same time.
An appropriation of $10000 for each
year for traveling expenses of the live
stock sanitary commisson'a members and
employes is eliminated because there is
other provision for the same expense.
to Jump
Service Inc.'
1100 Texas Ave.
Good Tire Service
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Read Address Again
WILSON DECLffiES -TO
FURBISH DATA: :
- OH PEACE COUNCIL'
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Impossible toA Comply With
Request President Tells
.'."rj'.jA. Senate '
Associated Press Report.
; WASHINGTON Aug. ll.-r-President
Wilson wrote Chairman Lodge of the
senate foreign relations committee Mon-
day that it would not be possible to
comply with the committee's request for
the documents used by the American
peace commissioners at Paris in nego-
tiating the peace treaty.
'The various data bearing upon or
used in connection with the treaty of
peace with Germany" ssld the president
"are so miscellaneous and enormous in
mass that it would be impossible for me
to supply them without bringing from
Paris the whole file of papers -of the
commission itself and would include many
memoranda which it was agreed on
grounds of public policy it would 1e "un-
wise to mske use of outside the con-
ference." -
The president sent Chsirman Lodge
the informal draft of the league of na-
tions covenant presented by the American
peace commissioners at Paris and also
m
d fi
the. formal report of the commission of
the league of nations.
- The original: American draft of the
league of nations covenant sent to the
foreign relations committee by President
Wilson contains several provisions' wide-
ly differing from the league covenant as
adopted at Paris.
The much debated provisions of article
10 of the present covenant for guars tee-
ing the territorial integrity of ..league
members is almost Identical with a clause
in the American draft The latter was
aa follows- v.v' 'y ' vc-
"The contracting powers undertake to
respect . and to protect as against ex-
ternal aggression the political independ-
ence and territorial integrity of all States
members of the leagus. . ' '
Many of the arbitration provisions are
virtually the same in the two drafts. The
American draft also contained" the plan
finally adopted for a council sad a larger
assembly and - embodied a disarmament
program similar to that in the final cove-
nant. It also provided for an economic
boycott of. covenant breakers.
The American plan contained no pro-
visions for withdrawal from membership
and made no reference to the Monroe
doctrine. It also contained a provision
not finally ' accepted under which the
league would "inquire into the feasi-
bility of abolishing compulsory military
service." yv
There also was a provision in the
American plan -omitted from . the final
draft which would declare it a "funda-
mental covenant" thst.no power should
overstep international agreements for
fights on the high seas.
In transmitting the American plan for
the league of nations the president said
no stenographic reports were taken on
the debates before the league of nations
commission and that such memoranda as
JTS T9IS WAY: in Lucky
. Strike the real Burley
cigarette you enjoy the
toasted flavor.
It's toasted. This special and un-
usual flavor is not to be had in any
other cigarette.
So you see with Lucky Striko
we give you a good sensible reason for
buying iC We telj you wharfs especially
good about Lucky Strike what's
different. It's toasted.
Guaranteed'by
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ItteORSOKAVtS
which means that if you don't like LUCKY STRIKE .
Cigarettes you can get your money back from the dealers
was taken it was agreed should be confi-
dential. - - '-. : .-- -."..7.
. Senator Lodge had the American draft
of the league covenant printed in the
Congressional Record and also the presi-
dents letter of transmittal to him. Neith-
er was resd.- . ;;.. V f
The president's letter ' to Senator
Lodge said in part: i- - -. 4
"1 have at last been able to go 'per-
sonally over .the great mass of papers
which remained in' my hands at the doss
of my stay ' in Paris and am disap-
pointed to find that it is in no respect a
complete .file the complete . files remain-
ing with the American commission.
3tou ask for all drafts or forms pre-j
sented to or considered by the peace
commissioners relating to the league of
nations :. and particularly ' the draft or
form' prepared or presented by the com-
missioners of the United States. There
are -no formal drafts in my possession
except that presented by the American
commissioners and this I take pleasure
of enclosing along with the formal report
of the commission on lesgue of nations.
"You also ask for all proceedings ar-
guments and debates including a .tran-
script of the stenographic "reports of the
peace commission relating to or : con-
cerning a league of nations or the league
of nations finally adopted and all de-
bate bearing upon or used ta connection
with the treaty of peace with Germany
now pending. No. stenographic reports
were taken of the debates on the- lesgue
of nations and such memoranda as were
taken it was agreed should be confi-
dential. The reason for regsrding as con-
fidential intimate exchanges of .opinion
with regsrd to many delicate matters will
of course occur to you and I beg to
say that 1 am following the example of
the representatives of the other govern-
ments in making this explanation.
G5ETTE
p Are you a pipe smoker? Then try
Lucky Strike tobacco it's toasted.
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Dallas Mexican Murdered
But : Slayer JMisses Money
'A "' Houston Post Bpecial '
DALLAM Texas' Aug.. li:-Police are
seeking the slayer of Febipe Rojas Mex-
ican who -was found dead in a rooming
house with his throat cut Police believe
Rojas was killed by another -il xican
robbery being the motive. .
- The assailant apparently was -fright
ened away before . .he k could . get the
money aa liw belonging to iiojas was
found in the room.-
Begin House Vo House 7 -
Hunt for Profiteers
FORT WORTH . Texas Aug. ll.r-
Department of Justice .Officials Monday
morning began s house to house search
in- the. business section for profiteers.
Prices especially in . restaurants are
being procured and compared with those
obtained from the producer and. the job-
ber. ' .
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED.
AUSTIN Texas Aug. 11. Chartered:
Houston Paper company of .Houston;
capital stock $30000. Incorporators:
Harry Malts; Mike .Malts Isador Malta
all of Houston.
Farmers Lesgue of Texas with head-
quarters at Austin; capital stock. In-
corporators: A. N. Shaw Texarkkna. J.
L. Armstrong Devine; -B. L. Snerley
Anns.
Farmers and Merchants Lumber com-
pany of Alvarado 'amended its charter
to provide for an increase in capital from
110000 to 20000. .
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Second Division Starts ;
On Its Journey to Ttzi :
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- l Houston Post Special; '
. SAN ANTONIO. Texaa. Aug.lL Tie
2nd division less the marine corps t i
one battalion of engineers left Camp Li t
Monday by special train and is expect I
to reach Camp Travis about August 1
sccording to information received by
Brigadier' General Jamerson commander
of the camp : . v v " ...'.v;...y
Lexington lan Killed ;
County Deputy Surrenders
Houston Post Special. ;
LEXINGTON Texas Aug. 11. Alvin
Edwards was shot and killed Monday
morning on the sidewalk in .front of the
store of E. M. Peebles & Sons. George
Waters deputy sheriff of this eeunty
immediately surrendered to Constable
J. A. Vlck. The men had come here for
en examining trial of Edwards who had
been accused of disturbing public wor-
ship. Both men have families.
Gas Rates in Galveston
Come Before Commission
. ' Houston Post SpecisL
GALVESTON Texas Aug. 11. Agita-
tion has created Interest in the hearing
on the gas rate question which will be
before the board of city commissioners at
its meeting Tnesdsy morning. The gss
company will oppose aay measures to
lower rates here ss did the street rail-'
ways snd light companies.
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Phone Preston 2200
Good Tim x
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