The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-12-22
LIQUOR LAWS ARE TIGHTER
WITH JAN. 1 UNCLE SAM BIGGER
FACTOR IN ENFORCEMENT.
me Hand of Congress Brings Change.
Federal Authorities Send Out No
tees to Manufacturers.

manufacturers
WASHINGTON d. C.-Another
phase in the great campaign against
liquor will come to the fore the first
of next month, when the revised ne
nal code of the United States Is To
become effective. Many of the
changes made in the penal laws by
the sixtieth congress were of minor
interest, but the section relating to
the shipment of intoxicating liquors
into dry territory contained new
legislation, the result of which will
be to make the United Staets a factor
IN prosecuting violators of the act.
In thickly settled communities the
local authorities, as rule, are able
to deal effectively with offenders. but
IN certain sections of the south and
west, where settlement is sparse. the
! TASK is not so easy, and the members
OF congress from those sections in
sisted that the federal government
should come to the aid of the local
authorities.
Three sections of the new codifica-
! tlon relate to the liquor traffic. The
most important provision is that ON
and after January LIST every shipment
OF Intoxicating liquor shall bear the
| name of the consignee, the nature OF
the contents of the receptacle and
the quantity contained therein. IT
is a notorious fact, so say persons
who have had experience in attempt-
| ing to drive out "blind tigers" that
| practically all the liquor now shipped
into prohibited territory is labeled
as some other commodity or not
labeled at all, and frequently adj
dressed to persons other than the
consignee.
The federal authorities already
have sent out notice to all manufac-
turers of intoxicants that their wares
, must be labeled on the outside of the
package on and after the first of the
new year, setting forth the nature
or the contents and the exact amount
In each package. 1t is believed that.
| II the local authorities cooperate
with the federal government in the
enforcement of the law it will be a
comparatively easy matter to SUP
press the blind tigers" 1t Is point
ed out that from now on they cannot
exist without violating the federal
statue, and the assumption of the
| department of justice is that would
I be violators will not care to take the
change of falling into the clutches
of the federal courts.
1t has been alleged from time to
time that in some of the states where
the sale of intoxicating liquor has
been prohibited in one way or an
other the railroads and express COM
panies assisted the yiolators of the
law by acting as buying or selling
agents, or both. Congress, with the
idea of putting a stop to this prac-
tice, provided as follows: ANY rail-
road company, express company, or
other common carrier, or any other
person who, in connection with the
transportation of any spirituous,
vinous, matted, fermented, or other
Intoxicating liquor of any kind, from
one state, territory, or district of the
United States, into any state, terri
tory or district of the United States,
or from any foreign country into any
state, territory or district of the
United States, shall collect the pur-
chase price, or any part thereof, be-
fore, on, or after delivery, or shall
in any manner act as the agent of
the buyer or seller of any such liquor,
for the purpose of buying or selling
or completing the sale thereof, saw
ing only in the actual transportation
and delivery of the same, shall be
fined not more than $4,000"