The diamond drill., 1918-04-13
BOARDING RUM ILLEGAL.
Anti 0fiiclal Charges Liquor Forces
Mislead Public.

Cyrus II. Keen, associate state SUI
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon league
charges that the abstracts" of the
state prohibition law printed Mt the in
stance OF the saloonmen to encourage
the public to stock up with liquor are
wilfully misleading.
The liquor interests" Mr. Keen
says, have dug out such sections, OF
the prohibition laws as relate to the
possession of liquors for legitimate
uses and are advertising them in such
way as TO lead the unsuspecting and
and ignorant TO believe they will have
the utmost freedom in possession liq-
uors in quantities without limit after
May /.
They are even going TO the extent
OF wilfully misusing for this purpose
statements OF Food and Drug Com
missioner Woodwork about the appIl-
cation of the search and seizure pro-
vision OF the prohibition law as re-
lates 10 searching private dwellings.
This propaganda OF the liquor inter-
ests is a vicious attempt to bring pro-
hibltion into disrepute and aid In
their campaign for the so-called beer
amendment and their efforts to over
throw the prohibition law and again
license the liquor traffic"
The efforts OF the "wets" have oc-
casioned renewed activity In the dry"
camp. Rev. j. G.. Haller, OF Durand,
member of the headquarters COM
mittee OF the anti-saloon league OF
Michigan, Is at the league headquar-
ters in Detroit. laying plans for a
conference OF the anti-fquor forces OF
the entire state to be held in the
Prudden auditorium at Lansing, Tues
day, April 30 This conference il
being called" Mr.. Haller announces,
ito lay plans for the most thorough
! cooperation with the officials OF the
government in rigidly enforcing the
laws prohibiting the sale and manu-
facture of liquors and for the purpose
of planning an aggressive campaign
for the defeat OF the proposed brew
ers' amendment and also to open the
fight for the election of a legislature
which will ratify the prohibition
amendment TO the federal constitu-
ton"
In the circulars, Food Commission
or Woodworths statement that there
is to be no Wholesale search or
homes for liquor, after May IT, Is
seized upon and amplifed to give tho
idea that every private dwelling Is 10
be immune from search and seizure OF
liquor
IN bold face type in the circular
tllis quotation, from Section 81, OF the
law appears: "No warrant shall be
issued 20 search private dwelling
house occupied as such unless some
part ~ Il s used as a store or shop,
hOte or boarding house or for any
Iother purpose than private residence
or unless such private dwelling house
is "a place OF public resort"
But nowhere in the circular rs
there any quotation from the Damon
law. making Il illegal 70 have liquor
IN possession. except for medicinal,
scientific industrial or sacramental
purposes
In the advertisements IN upstate
papers the liquor interests are quot
ing Section 81, and the advertisement
adds: This means that you can have
any quantity Of liquor in your home
for personal apd medicinal use"
Mr. Keen points out that the Damon
law, which Is not mentioned In the cir
culars. expressly states that the search
and seizure law shall be fully opera
tive In that connection.
There IS no disposition on the part
OF the persons who will enforce the
dry laws to go around, searching pri-
vate homes for liquor" says Mr. Keen.
NO one has any intention OF doing
any Wholesale searching OF private
residences. But If complaint IL made
against a man whose dwelling has
been turned into a storehouse for liq-
or, and who abuses the privileges,
then search warrant may be obtain
ed and, under the Damon law, the llq-
uor may be seized.
1T Is very plain proposition. The
Damon law makes the possession or
liquor, except for medicinal. secra-
mental, industrial or scientific pur-
poses, a violation OF the law. whether
in private homes or elsewhere. And
the search and seizure act applies TO
any private home where there Is a
reasonable cause TO believe the law
is being violated "