Evening journal., 1917-02-24
MAY HAVE TO GET RID |
OF rare APPLE JACK
Down State Owners OF Old
Vintages Worried Over
Anti-Shipment Bill
ONLY HAVE QUART IN
ONES POSSESSION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Feb. 24.-Members of the
Legislature are anticipating the busiest
week of the session starting next Mon
dav, as a number of important measures
on the calendars will come up for con-
sideration. Tho General Assembly is at
least two weeks back in its work, COM
pared with previous sessions, and the in
dications are that it Will now be impos;
sible to complete the work before the
last of March.
Members OF the Legislature will be
the guests of Governor Townsend at a
dinner at the Hotel DUPONT Monday
evening and at a theatre party follow
ing. The legislature win be in session
on Monday, but the members will leave
Dover for Wilmington early in the al
] ternoon.
While the members Of the Legislature
will attend the Inauguration Of Presi-
dent Wilson at Washington Monday,
/ March s. the complete plans for the trip
have not been made.
Some Of the legislators were much
concerned before adjournment yester-
day afternoon as to whether or not
Governor Townsend had signed the
, liquor anti-shipment bill. II was
! learned, however, that the governor
, has not signed the bill because 1t has
? not reached him. II was passed by
the Senate the middle of the week,
: and is said to be still in the custody
1 of the secretary of the Senate. IL
4 will likely be sent to the governor
on Monday.
As the provisions of the bill are
becoming more generally understood
some residents Of Kent and SUSSEX
counties are beginning to complain
of some restrictions in the measure
Under the bill 1t would be unlawfu
for a person to have more than ont
quart OF whiskey or one dozen bot
ties of beer in his possession at an
\ one time. II is also contended tina
the fact that a person had more thar
that quantity in his possession beforl
the bill passed will not exempt thl
possessor from its provisions.
t Peach brandy and appleiack ar
IS favorite drinks in the lower counties
II and it is said that in many homes a
!. this time there can be found from on
to twenty gallons of peach brand!
y and applejack from five to thirt.
years old. These people object 10 IN
Of provision Oh the blAA MAANA
- make them get rid at once OF all o
this liquor except a quart Some o
Is them have said that they will not ge
10 rid of their brandy and appleJack' re-
lt gardless Of the bill.
II is the contention or some per
d, sons that the bill cannot effect wha
IN liquor they had in their possession
er before the act was passed and II is
IL possible that such contention ma.
IN be made a ground for n test OF the
er law. The bill provides FOR searci
Id of promises when a warrant has beer
lie secured and also for coniiscatioi
should more than quart OF hquo
N be found The indications are tha
ID there will be some interesting devel
m opments over the bill should the au
le thorities start in at once to enforc
of its provisions
-e Pending School Bills.
M Some of the many educational bill
M that have been introduced in the tv
p houses viii be considered during n
,r coming week. One bill introduced in Il
,e House that is causing much comme
as is TO abolish the olice of State Commi
sioner of Education. now held bv /
r. Charles \. Wagner. There Is some "a
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