Evening journal., 1913-04-24
'sDRY"LEADER
PLEASED WITH
HAZEL LAW
Finds Shipments Of Liquor
Made Into Mar land for
DeIoWareanS
IN OTHER PLACES NO
ATTEMPT TO EVADE LAW

The Rev. w. c. Poole, the new
League. has Just returned from a trip
TO lower Delaware and the Eastern
Shore counties OF Maryland, where
ne went to observe the actual working
OF the new Anti-Shippng Law. In
his trip he stopped at Harrington,
Seaiord, Lincoln and other points in
lower Delaware and at Salisbury and
SharpstoNn aud other places In Mary
land near the border line.
One phase of the situation just now
receiving attention he says, is the
indignation being aroused IN the dry
counties of the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland by the attempt Of the liquor
dealers TO make shipping points IN
Maryland, places 10 which wet
goods can be consigned. The Mary
land border has been dry for from
ten to forty years. There is not a
licensed saloon in the nine Eastern
Shore counties of Maryland, cover
ing nm area greater than Delaware,
aud six of which border on Delaware
While these counties have prohibited
saloons. they have not prohibited
rIlINIiUir vi AlNNNl lHNN lNiHA AANNA
outside points for personal use.
fredericksburg in Maryland is some
ten miles from Seaford. Under a
strict Interpretation of the law, each
man must go that distance every time
he wants gallon of liquor for per-
sona use, for the law will not per-
nit one to carry Il for him nor viii
il permit him to bring more than one
gallon at time for his own use. Mr.
Poole says he found that number
OF dealers had planned to ship IL
quors by the railroad directly
through Scdf0rd TO fredericksburg,
where customers can secure them
Dealers I'm Baltimore have arranged
to ship to Sharptown by the B. C. and
A. steamers for persons on the Del
aware side OF the line only a few
miles distant from SharptOwn. As a
result number of jugs arrived there
last Saturday as compared with only
ono on the preceding Saturday. The
matter is TO be called to the attcn-
tion OF the Maryland authorities TO
see IL there is at present any law by
which this can De stopped, Mr. Poole
SAYS. Wicomico county has some
stringent anti-liquor laws. but Mr..
Poole knows of none which prevents
shipment into the county for Della
ware uso although such may exist
Mr.. Poole thinks that the attempted
evasion OF Delaware Anti-Shipping
Bin by the liquor dealers OF Balt-
more Is the best thing that can hap
Cn 10 the temperance work IN Mary.
i7nd and Delaware by getting such q
for the nine Eastern SnOre coun
S-S ui Maryland as nov applies q
r fti Delaware. ln this case. a MAJ
have TO cross the Chesapoak
sy or visit wet territory aroun,
Wilmington to take his liquors home
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
the express companies and the steam.
boat companies are an refusing TO re.
cpiVc liquors consigned TO the dr.,
territory in Delaawrc.
Mr. Poole Is iublant over the sue
;css of The law At points distant
from tho Maryland border in Sussex
county, De says be found very little
attempt TO cyade the law or the spirit
OF H. Even If il is near the border
the trouble 10 eyade the law has been
so great as to make far better condi-
tions than previously existed In the
lower counties. The recent decision
OF the court In the Dover case will do
much 10 strengthen the Law. aud make
the lawloss RESPECT H. Mr. Poole
says
While down the state. Mr. Poole ar
ranged for am Anu-Saloon League
Field Day at Harrington on Sunday,
May 4. and IN Seaiord on Sunday, May
is. in which all the churches OF the
town viii participate IN jubilee
celebration for the cause Of temper
ance i'm Delaawre.