Evening journal., 1918-10-15

Liquor dealers who violate the or
ders Of the Board of Health relative to
selling liquor during the epidemic will
be prosecuted 10 the full extent of the
law. The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed at a meeting OF the board yes
terday, which was attended by Deputy
Attorney General p. Warren Green and
City Solicitor Thomas +. Bayard. To
make all points o. the matter, perfect
ly clear the board adopted a new reso-
luton which went into effect at G
O'Clock last night. and which is print
ed above. This in no way changes the
orders Of October and IA. but pro
vides that where liquor is secured on
physicians prescription such pre-
scriptiOn must be filed with the
board by the party making die sale
within "a hours after the sale.
Il had come to the notice OF mem
bers Of the Board OF Health that GER
tain attorneys were advising certain
liquor dealers that the Board OF Health
had no legal right to close the retail
liquor saloons, or 10 order wholesale
men to sell liquor only on a doctors
prescription. They told their clients to
disregard the order. IL was reported
about town.
City Solicitor Bayard and Deputy
Attorney-General Green, who attended
the meeting told the Board Of Health
they were specifically granted full
power by State law 10 make such clos
ing or restrictive orders. and referred
TO Section 1871 OF the Statutes OF Della
ware.
Mr.. Bayerd said that convicted vio-
lators OF the Board OF Health's orders
were liable 10 a fine OF 500 or thirty
days Imprisonment, or both, under the
State law, though Imprisonment might
not be given for a first offense.
Mr.. Green said q had come 20 him
on good authority that four retail
liquor sellers, whose Identity he knew. /
were doing a flourishing back door |
business, thus violating the low on two
the Board Of Health |
order and keeping a clandestine en-
rance.
He said that il the Board Of Health
'eally meant what Il said in its orders.
ne was prepared 20 make an example /
hat would cause the Board CT Health's
order TO be respected and Obeyed IN
he future. The board promptly re-
marked that IL meant Just what It said.
and told Mr. Green and Mr.. Bayard /
10 60 ahead.
II will be noted that the new order
embraces everybody who sells liquor, |
therefore doing away with any evasion |
In that respect.
The Board Of Health has heard re- |
ports Of saloons secretly allowing men 1
to come in and drink, while from the |
front they appear tight shut They |
consider this TO be a more fragrant |
Of their order than an open |
since men collected in a /
tightly shut UP room would be doubly |
liable to catch the epidemic than men |
in room with fresh air.
Mayor Lawson told Of receiving a |
telegram Sunday night from Harrisburg, |
Pa. from an official not known locally /
which complained that Pennsylvania |
people were stocking up on liquor in |
Wilmington on Saturday, a day after |
the bone dry" order OF the Board OF
Health in this city had gone into effect. |
The telegram read:
Harrisburg. Pa, Oct. i3. 1918.
THE Mayor Of Wilmington, Whining
ton, Del.
"As you know, this commonwealth |
ias closed all saloons and has forbid
len sales, OF liquor as an alcoholic bev-
rage, in our attempt TO stay the cpl
lemic OF influenza The mayor OF
reports that last night num-
ers OF Negroes made trips to Whining
on. carrying back large quantities OF
Kindly advise forthwith what |
we may expect Other !
Use further drastic action may be
ken.
"B. FRANKLIN ROY"
Mayor Lawson at once sent the fol-
wing reply:
"B. Franklin Roy, Harrisburg, Pa.
"Our retail liquor saloons ip Will
ington We're closed on the second in
ant and our wholesale dealers at 6
m, Friday last, since which time
lere have been only three arrests for
CoatesvilIe must be in
rror when they state that liquor was I
btained here.
JOHN w. LAWSON, \
Mayor Of Wilmington" !
me mayor said that after the re- I
so', !, ne had Just heard at the meeting i
a aoo shouia not feel that he could send
mother telegram so confidently STAT
uat no liquor could no nroc,red !,
III wilmington without a doo.e.,1 - - Y