The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-11-03
AFTER PROHIBITION
GOES INTO EFFECT
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tCDILllutQ IIOIu IISL dSSj
ing fines or Imprisonment for suisse
quent ofenses, up to the third.
Q-HOw are seized liquors to be
disposed of?
A.-They are to be turned over to
any department or agency of the
United States government for scien
tifc, mechanical or medicinal pur
poses or sold at private sales to per-
sons authorized to buy.
Q.-When the rehabilitation of the
troops IS completed, will war prohi
bitIOn come TO an end?
A-No, not until the termination
Of the war.
Home Made Drinks
Q.-Under the law is it possible
legally to make in the home any kind
Of drink containing alcohol?
Ayes; this may be done out of
fruit juices. That part of the law
reads: "The penalties provided in
this act against the manufacture of
liquor without a permit shall not APP
ply to a person for manufacturing
notwithstanding cider and fruit
juices exclusively in the home, but
such cider shall not be sold or deliv
cred except to persons having per-
mits to manufacture vinegar"
Q-Does the standard fixed for all
other alcoholic beverages-that they
shall contain less than one-half Of one
per cent. of alcohol-apply to cider
and fruit juices made exclusively for
| home use?
A.-According to the opinion ex-
pressed by trainers of the law, in the
| debates in Congress, the question
here OF what is Notwithstanding is not
| to be governed by the one-half of l
per cent standard. Senator Sterling,
who had charge of the bill in the Sen
ate, said in the discussion of the bill
| in the Senate: "The senator from
Kansas (Curtis) suggests that it will
| be a question of fact for the jury to
determine in any given case. | agree
with him in that"
Q.-That is. the test here will be
whether signs of actual intoxication
are shown?
| A.-That is it. In guarding against
the manufacture of intoxicating
drinks in the home the sale of liquor
recipes and formulas is forbidden.
Q.-Under the cider and fruit juice
provision as applying to the home, is
it permitted to serve a guest in the
IhCme?
A.-That is not covered. A question
of Interpretation is what is meant by
home USE" but it appears this would
be permitted by the section. 1t would
be taking a risk, however; as, for ex-
ample, if the guest should receive
per cent. cider and afterward, on the
street, showed signs of intoXication
the person who had given the liquor
to the intoxicated one would be sub
ject to a fine and imprisonment.
Q.-How about 2.75 beer after the
act goes into effect?
Alt will be as dead as a door
nail. The authorities will proceed tc
seize at once. as public nuisances un
der the act, those places where 2.75
per cent beer is sold, or any bever
age which contains more than one
half of l per cent. of alcohol.
Q-What will the bearing be o.
the suits which have been brought al
Ileging that 2.75 per cent beer is non
Intoxicating and injunctions in favo
of the plaintiffs granted pending fina
decision of the cases?
A.-This act was passed subse
quent to the suits. A new suit woulC
Nave to be brought.
State Laws Outweighed
Q.-How about the laws in the var
iCus states which differ from the fed
eral law?
A.-The federal law takes prece
dence.
Q.-What will happen in thos
states where a beverage with any al
coholic content is forbidden?
"A state can enforce such ;
provision as it is not in conflict will
this act State laws which do no
run counter to the federal law viii
remain in force.
Q-Does the act make any provis
ion for the 100000 net gallon!
potable spirits now in government
bonded warehouses in this country?
Alt can't be exported for bever
age purposes after the amendment
goes into effect, but may be with,
drawn for nonbeverage uses.
Q-What appropriations are made
for the enforcement of the act?
A.-Two million dollars for the use
o. the commissioner of internal reve,
nue. and 100000 for the use of the
department of justice.
On case of illness how may liq.
uor be obtained?
A.-No one but a physician holding
a permit to prescribe liquor shall is.
sue any prescription for liquor. This
must be after careful physical exam
ination or, if that is impracticable, OF
the best information obtainable that
The use of such liquor as medicine
IS necessary for the ailment MOI
more than a pint of spirituOus liquor
t. be taken internally shall be pre-,
scribed for use by the same person
within any period of ten days, and nc
Ipl description may be filled more thar
once. No physician shall prescribe
and no pharmacist shall fill any pre-.
scription for liquor except on blanks
provided, except in cases of emerg-
Iency, in which event a record shall be
(lept as in other cases.
| Q-SuppoSe, under the act, after