Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
TROUBLE AHEAD
FOR LIQUOR MEN
WHO FLOUT LAW
Intoxicants May be Sold Only
Under Doctors Prescription,
Board of Health Says
CLEAR BURIAL MUDDLE

Trouble comes ahead for any and al
liquor dealers Who do not keep thplr
places tightly closed 20 the general pubic
while the Board Of Health ban ls On
In order 10 leave no Misunderstanding
Of the orders or any loophole for evasion
the Board Of Health passed . new reso-
luton which went INTO effect At 6 O'Clock
last night The ncW order, which shall
IN no wise change the provisions Of the
order Of October =, requiring retail sa-
looms to be closed, fGruids anv person
whatever 10 sell liquor III any quantities
whatever 10 any person Wfatever, cy-
cept upon prescription -gncd by
physician duly licensed III Delaware
Furthermore, he seller must file s1ch
prescription with The secretary # Tho
Bonrd u Health within iarni ,-fo!r
hours q rnreirinR i
II had coue - The n0tiee 81 member
~ the Boord 81 Health that certain
attorneys were adsielug certain liquor
dealers that the Board q Health bad no
legal right o close the retail liquor saloons
or . ordcr wholesale ,acu . -cll lQunr
only on 8 doctor prc"rI ptl1u. The
told their clients to disr gard tlla order
# was rep f.ed abou. toxin
BOARD Hte rt1t eos tn
Cry Solicitor Bayard an1 Deputy
Attnrnep-f f,euerai Green Hi5 attended
the meeting, told re B3ar3 0f HcaitA
II vas specifically granted fIIl power
bY State IaW - make uch closing ~
restrictive orders and referred a. ~octfe.
1877 of the ~tatutce n Dala~are
Mr. Ravard .aid that convicted .io-
lators of the Poard of Hcolth order.
wcre Iahlo f0 j lue If 800 Or thlr' ii
days Imprisonment. or both rndor ha
state iep though imprisonment fatght
not ~ gwen ior a lrst ofcfa
Mr. Green -aid i had come fo aun
on good authority hat 594r retail
quor seIlere, whose idenfit- he .ncu
we're dong Aouri-hing fnck door a4-t-
ness, thus violating the law IN two counts
breaking he Poard 81 Health rider
and keeping ciandrstlne entrance
He said hat Il he Board IF Health
retfly meant wfat said II II order
tie was prepared make An example
that would cause the Board I'D HcaIth 4
order o b. respected and obevrd II p"
future The board promptly remarked
that il meant u-t vha' i said and t1ld
Mr. Green md Mr. Pavard ro n ahead
Nor Wa he BOARD va hnut plenty af
warrant There had hnan quite . batch
~ reports If saloons apparently ghtlv
closed. but mono the less DONG hlg tlsI-
ness in secret which made ne situation
only worse because of the danger III
injection 70 men . closed room Ana
on TOP IF this MAYOR Lawson .pld FL.
receiving 4 telegram from the Aiavor
oi Harrisburg complaining thai negroes
IN CoatesvIlle mad been getting Iquor
here IN large quantities
rHE BCRTAL SITUATION.
Another matter AIKEN Ip rr he Board
and Mr. Green vas he 1urlai situation
Speaking If the request published IN thc
city papers. hat persons -hould aofifF
the ATTORNEY Cienerais office of sny
case where al undertaken services
Were needed and could Hot bc obtained
he said that ao reflection upon he rlfl
undertaker~ was intended gut nat 1l-
office desired ID zer II ne real facts
since writing his notice ae sald. he rad
receireu three SUCH notifications lf Al
undertaken being aeedeI }ne case
which tie investigated reasonably showed
8 Corpse ID very 1ad condition 2 4 mouse.
He had ss-eu .taie .o ~eclTe snderra Eer~
N heSe 4se~ de ilougut /. conditions
Mere becoming )rtJtr ae would seem
a3 ga tcg RESPONSES 10 tits aUGec 1a'
quite likely he gudertakers would b.
able TO .ake are oI all 1T the turiaIs.
He had found about thirty ar 'or1s
deaths IA IN average during ~ MAn
dearn period, and ae .au not ~ee Rnr
ths eSenfy elght liy uuderakers sHould
NOT handle huse without area, .lthcu-t
Mr. Green rhought he No7>. situAuou
d RESPECT - 4uouried bodies was d
NIthin . .nlle ii H. rlty .lne and taa-
within jurisdiction + at Wilmington
Roard i. Health ,ie aa4 raal
trustee Il the cemetery raal here sr
ten bodies. mb4lmeI 0u nb.ts-..
stored ii ,hgd there 4 b. Noara
q. Health would give hIn 9uWer q s.l
as her agent. he would SEQ aat By
booze. ser, buried Iic was gwen ae
power
p}rENHoN HuJ~I MATTERS
Or X f. Elegood president u d,
board. related luother matter y aeu
needs attention lie said na, fAy nstroa
and he isis AM m4tTon at the juEeglle
Detention He4-y had hyen sick 2tG
influenza ana Ncre not vet hel aui
he ronyaie>ctn. stage ihc 4HsvU..c
Court had hu,a ~cQU>tta nuf = Seaa
c!allreu there ~ hv exposed j,
eontagoi. h1' ag haa E,a-d hs >
children had bee0 sent, With aa'N hr,.
fAo -.ck HeaNu E care Tor acn pr
E.j,geod lid hg would 'aAc b, uat.cr
up with iavewi. Court 'utg. Pr>y't,
and II a b,td na- oad f. hvtr ~-Iaap.
STRANGE. III BOARD Of Health would .h,u
.ahe .etlau ii the U3fter }lc hoped
81 noId unt he necessary al 1y huu1ht
hrre ~aas3d by cooperation between
IltTgIeat organlza' 8ou p fh> ,Iuu +.
stress I)r tlegood aoagh' PERSON.
-oo.d ID toaHd u the -iiN Who NaaId
ilAr Charge 81 the -hid~eu ior short
fimc '4eN Nerr uat tt,nHai~ only
children
~ylyeotrI tIv45t> contractor f8- tH,
moving il city garbage. Wus pr e,ent IT
the meeting and told hg oard ,hat
he Mas having rubbish aul gartag,
removed every ,l4y from the yariou
emergency hospitals ald from the l2th
Battalion barracks, where consider
able number Of the soldiers have been
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