A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSPORTATION IN MAY 12 AND 13, 1947 Printed for the use of the Committee on 62655 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1947 R.V.5. 14 A3 97 Babson, Roger W., Babson Park, Mass. Barnes, Dr. Roswell P., associate general secretary, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, 297 Fourth Avenue, New Betts, Albert D., executive secretary, South Carolina Federated Blackwelder, Dr. Oscar Fisher, pastor, Lutheran Church of the Brady, Joseph E., coordinator, State Councils, International Union 73, 91, 150 Braucher, Frank, president, Magazine Advertising Bureau, 271 Bryson, Hon. Joseph R., a Representative from the State of South Capper, Hon. Arthur, a Senator from the State of Kansas. Cloward, Rev. Donald B., executive secretary, Council on Christian Social Progress of the Northern Baptist Convention, New York, Colvin, D. Leigh, representing the International Reform Federation, Colvin, Mrs. D. Leigh, National Women's Christian Temperance Cromwell, Walter O., Chicago Juvenile Protective Association, 816 Cunningham, Glenn, P. O. Box 162, Emporia, Kans Dawson, Dr. J. M., Southern Baptist Convention, 715 Eighth Street Dill, Beryl, 601 South Courthouse Road, Arlington, Va............ Donnan, David M., representing liquor ad crusade, Tuscon, Ariz....... Ferro, Anthony J., executive secretary, New York State Council of Brewery and Soft Drink Workers, 726 First Bank Building, Utica, Gannett, Frank E., president, Gannett Newspapers, Rochester, N. Y. Greenthal, Mel, secretary, Wisconsin State Council of Brewery, Soft Gross, M. Louise, national chairman, Women's Moderation Union, 37 Gross, Martin, Jr. Secretary, Pennsylanvia State Council of Brewery 98 Grosse, Dr. Ernest E., First Church of the Nazarene, 3311 Gainesville 81 Hammaker, Bishop Wilbur E., the Methodist Board of Temperance, 7 Howard, Dr. Clinton N., general superintendent, International Reform Federation, Inc., 134 B Street, NE, Washington, D. C.. Hudgins, Edward M., Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., Richmond, Johnson, Henry M., president, National Temperance and Prohibition Council. 704 Louisville Trust Building, Louisville, Ky. Koch, C. Franklin, the board of social missions of the United Lutheran Church in America, 212 East Capitol Street, Washington, D. C............ Langer, Hon. William, a Senator from the State of North Dakota__ Martin, Dr. R. H., Editor in chief, the Christian Statesman, Pittsburgh, McDonald, T. Morton, attorney at law, Princeton, Ind Miller, Rev. O. R., D. D., president, National Civil League, Albany, Morgan, Dr. J. Elmer, editor, Journal of the National Education Morris, Rev. Sam., 191 East Edgewood Place, San Antonio, Tex.. Palmer, Richard Spencer, chairman, National Federation of Men's Bible Classes, National Temperance Committee, Washington, Parish, Herbert H., National Temperance Movement, Inc., 77 Wash- ington Street, Chicago 2, Ill... Phillips, Hon. John, a Representative from the State of California.. Reid, Samuel, moderator, Philadelphia Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, Philadelphia, Pa.. Robb, Rev. G. M., Reformed Presbyterian Church, Yeadon, Pa.. Ryals, Carthy R., Jr., 321 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, Sanders, J. T., legislative counsel, the National Grange, 744 Jackson Scharffenberg, W. A., American Temperance Society, 6840 Eastern Schmidt, Dr. J. Raymond, International Order of Good Templars, 304 Scott, Rev. B. L., D. D., first vice chairman of executive committee, Simonelli, James P., secretary, Connecticut State Council of Brewery Walter, Ralph, chairman, Indiana State Council of Brewery and Soft Drink Workers, 1925 Dellemeade Street, Evansville, Ind.. Wolf, Walter F., representing the Presbyterian Church in the United Johnson, Henry M., president, National Temperance and Prohibition Blake, Frank, director of public policy, Outdoor Advertising Associa- Curtiss, Ralph E., law offices of Todd and Dillon, Kellogg Building, Haggerty, John B., president, International Brotherhood of Book- Johnson, Henry M., president, National Temperance and Prohibition Jones, Howard T., executive secretary, Distilled Spirits Institute, Inc., 159 LIQUOR ADVERTISING MONDAY, MAY 12, 1947 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to call, in the Senate caucus room, Senate Office Building, Senator Clyde M. Reed presiding. Present: Senators Reed (presiding), Moore, Stewart, and McFarland. Present also: Senators Capper, Langer, Taylor; Representatives Bryson and Philipps. Senator REED. The hearing will please come to order. This is a hearing of the full Interstate Commerce Committee of the Senate, upon Senate bill 265, introduced by Senator Capper of Kansas. The bill will be inserted in the record at this point. (S. 265 is as follows:) [S. 265, 80th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To prohibit the transportation in interstate commerce of advertisements of alcoholic beverages, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for any distiller, brewer, vintner, manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer or for the agent, broker, or factor of any of them, engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages to cause to be transported in the mails or otherwise from any State or Territory or the District of Columbia to any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia any newspaper, periodical, news reel, photographic film, or record for mechanical reproduction advertising alcoholic beverages or containing the solicitation of an order for alcoholic beverages. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any publisher or for the agent of any publisher to cause to be transported in the mails or otherwise from any State or Territory or the District of Columbia to any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia any newspaper, periodical, news reel, photographic film, or record for mechanical reproduction advertising alcoholic beverages or containing the solicitation of an order for alcoholic beverages. SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier or for any private carrier for hire to transport from any State or Territory or the District of Columbia to any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia any newspaper, periodical, news reel, photographic film, or record for mechanical reproduction advertising alcoholic beverages or containing the solicitation of an order for alcoholic beverages. SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful to broadcast by means of any radio station for which a license is required by any law of the United States, or for any person operating any such station, to permit the broadcasting of any advertisement of alcoholic beverages or the solicitation of an order for alcoholic beverages. SEC. 5. No letter, postal card, circular, or pamphlet of any kind containing any advertisement of alcoholic beverages or a solicitation of an order for alcoholic beverages shall be deposited in or carried by the mails of the United States, or be delivered by any postmaster or letter carrier, when addressed or directed to any place in any State or Territory of the United States, or the District of 1 |