The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23
FRIDAY The ACCEPTED DAFT
Order of Milwaukee Revenue Collsctor
Is Considered AS Equivalent To De-
finite Order From Washington Iso-
cal Saloons Ready To Comply.

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today as to just when the places would
be closed, but reports from other cities
Indicated that Friday would be the day
when the enforcement of the federal
statute would be put into operation.
Letters sent out from Burt Williams.
the district revenue collector, said that
further notification would be given
through the newspapers and United
Press telegram from Milwaukee on
Tuesday said that Paul Hemmy, in
charge of the Milwaukee Office, had an
nounced Friday as the day for closing
down.
This would be in keeping with the
agreement reached by the Kenosha sa-
loon men at their recent meeting and
it is not at all improbable that tomor.
row viii be the last day of the ereal
beer" sales in Kenosha saloons. The
local dealers are unanimous in the dec
laration .f they will take no chaaees
o. prosecution for yaUiations of tha
United States law. Forty assistants to
the Milwaukee Office are to go into the
field to see that the law is enforced.
Expect Definite Order.
Local men seen today declared that
they were expecting some definite or
der setting the day and hour for the
end of beer sales. These men for the
most part assert that they have not
been dealing in any hard liquors and
that they have none on hand. Sales of
beer from the brewery depots have been
light in the past few days and none of
the saloon men expect to be caught
with a supply of the amber fluid to
carry over until the next break in the
desert.
A little beer is still being taken out
of Kenosha for Chicago and several of
the big trucks, were routed over the
western route" Tuesday night. It is
thought that there win be shipments to
Chicago continued until the government
clamps the lid on tight.
Text of Williams Letter.
The text of the letter received by
Chief Of Police O'Hare from Revenue
Collector Williams is as follows:
4 desire to call your attention to
the fact that the bill which recently
passed congress, for the enforcement of
wartime and constitutional prohibition
will become law at the expiration Of
ten days from the date of its delivery
to the White House, which I understand
was on or about the 18th instant, unless
it is sooner signed or vetoed by the
President.
Due to the President s disability, it
is assumed that he will be unable to
give official attention to this measure
and if such is the case, it will become
effective, as stated above, on or about
the 25th instant, the exact date of
which will doubtless be announced in
all newspapers.
This bill, SO far as enforcement of
the wartime prohibition is concerned,
becomes effective ON or about the date
set forth above, and it specifically pro-
hibits the sale on and after that date
of any alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum,
gin, beer, ale, porter, or wine, and, in
addition thereto, and other spirituous,
vinous, malt, or fermented liquors, Ii.
guilds or compounds, whether indicated,
proprietary, patented and by whatever
name called, containing one-half of one
per cent or more alcohol, by volume,
which are fit for use for beverage pur-
poses.
To Put Men in Field.
This department is charged with
the enforcement Of this law. AS soon
as possible after it becomes effective,
all available men will be placed in the
field for the purpose of securing evil
dence of the violations of the law in
order that proper steps may be taken
to report the cases to the United States
attorney for prosecution.
ut is hoped that this office viii re-
ceive hearty cooperation of all peace
officials in the state Of Wisconsin in
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