Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-12
secure release on bail are being being
given hearings.
among. those out on bail. Their cases
will come up next week.
Bulletin to Members Of Force.

WILL come up next week.
Bulletin to Members Of Force.
In an effort to advise prospective
purchasers of Baltimore whisky for
consumption in this city of'thefr. legal
rights, Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. su.
perintendent of polfces last might is
sued a bulletin to the members of hts
force. Many Of those arrested on the
Monday night *booze speeiaT had set
up a plea of unintentional violation.
because they had been misinformed as
| to their rights.
The bulletin reads:
Somewhat unfortunately for a
number of persons who desire to
bring Intoxicating liquors into the
District OF Columbia, there was a re-
cent publication to the effect that ar
rests would be made only when more
than six quarts Of liquor were brought
in,. implying that all persons could
bring in six quarts.
THE district attorneys Office and
the police department have learned
that this erroneous. statement has
given many bootleggers the idea that
liquor without fear OF arrest. There
was no authority given, from either
the district attorneys office or the
police department for persons to
bring six quarts of liquor. or six drops
Of liquor, into the Washington mill
that it is. for their, personal use in
their own homes. = -
Members of the police department.
therefore, will be exceedingly cautious
not to give any one the idea that they
can bring in any quantity of liquor
whatsoever into the. District if there
is reason for the authorities to be-
lieve that it is brought here in VIOLA
ton of the law.
cit, is the view of the district at
shipping liquor into the District of
Columbia is subject to arrest under
the military dry zone order, and it is
necessary for persons apparently vio-
lating the order to themselves prove
that 1t is being brought into the city
for personal use in their own homes.
This point should be clearly under
stood, so that persons with a wrong
idea of the. law will not be enlbar-
raised by being arrested while carry
ing liquor into the military zone"
1t is the opinion of police officials
Reed bone-dry amendment applicable
to the District Of Columbia will avoid
the necessity for establishing a boot
leg court in this city.
Arrests and conviction of many
patrons of the Booze specials" has
not had the effect of preventing
others from going to Baltimore and
getting supplies Of intoxicants. Police
of the ninth precinct yesterday ar
rested sixty-nine such persons, a
dozen women being included.
Fairly in the afternoon one-car
booze special" carrying only about
a dozen passengers reached 18th and
H streets northeast unannounced.
Absence of the usual squad of police
men to greet, the returning travellers
resulted in only four arrests.
Another special of several cars
reached the station about 4:30 o'clock.
Not until the train reached the Dis
trict line did the police of the ninth
precinct learn it was on its way,
Capt James Hartley was calling
roll in the station when he received
word. He hurried a squad of uni
formed men to the White House sta
ton, reaching there just about the
time the special pulled in. Sixty
three colored persons and one Italian
were arrested.