Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-04-24
TO BOTTLE BEER
sreps by Govt to Per-
nit Resumption

.u...,cs throughout Country oi-
:, urseai Locks on Brewery
.res-Iave Been Idle Since
Dec.
>-,r v.rn. April os.-Coincident
=. =, announcement OF United
...,as Attorney Ga1ey that he had
.;..s9 - Instructions from Wash
,,ror % prosecute brewers distrio-
"a per cent. beer in viola
-, 81 me fcod conservation regu-
,,.,ors prcr1u,-a-ed by the internal
,.e,ne department. government
,,nrseI stated here today that the
..-,-.-,4rt hdd taken steps to per-
-. -ss,,r,o..cn Of beer bottiing. Col
,--s --r,1;-,rout the country have
-. 4,rer-sE. l. was stated, to unsea,
- -c,ss ~, a-ewerv pipe lines which
-. -e-,a.-et. die since brewing was
---.,..car Nv Presidential procia:ua-
zen Lee. -dSt-
1-,,e w 3--ouncerIerts were made
+, rs;ara! toG-- II the course OF an
..z-,-,,,.-- j? lie government motion
3,s--,5ss the brewers suit TO re-
s.-atn afscla. interference with the
.',,r,,s.fcr o. ). per cent beer,
.l.-a.. II, ~ intoxicating
.,sa..,.,.rr resulted as 70 whetn-
10 t-niIid-
.-,. &. r.zaticu made early lhis
=. lie sale Of revenue stamps
80, .;e1le: the manufacturers,
ND ,sr..rue alter The wartime
.,r,-.-a.,.s.. At becones effective
..y ~,.rsGav. District Attorney
- and SPECIAL United States
s..rr,av r;-t- appearing for Attor-
rev .:,ne,-45 Palmer II the injunction
---ee-.;.,-s. :ecIared that they had
~e z.,.yN .e.:-r I rhe course TO be
,-.,.4.i aen he emergency act,
..r,.,G..e manufacture after April
ri -s.e -t-er June 20 of beer,
We lrG etaar intoxicating liquors.
80 r y.n.us' goes INTO opera
',n
r,s,-r- \-t1rnay Csffey conclud
fi ,,.! ~, q declaration that un-
5e - ~ p.Eers. Congress had
auaorlv % " >hIbiI manufacture
s-l az II haer or any other food
..1sun - product.
ua f,.ei supreme court decisions
n .--~..rn arising II periods fol-
WIS ne cessation OF hostiliries in
'ea CH.i t1t spanish American
NJ = answer 90 The complainant 5
ra;er..o1 that he wartime profibi-
"oa measure. having been enacted
= t4vs 4t-Ar HE arnistice. was un-
.-ks-.----ona! ~ an emergency war
,5.l.@
fa-cr" ~-Gdt1r Root. answering a
4ss-on Idg- Hand at this point.
,-.l ~ l-eTers' contention was that
-zs.r.ss 0. lie war power By Congress
a7sgaeG l7Cr The necessity for il. and
80 eSs.tr vas terminated with the
-es,a-1c .Grnal announcement 20
i-7E;ess -ha- the war was ended.
i" GGs2-,e. who made the opening
s--.--t1- 7r the complainant. stated
'a~, = T3It4 ask the court 10 cCnStTue
-1s ned ecrservation act of 1871 the
ya--'--ne a-ohIbitlon act and the rev.
.1.s !7..-' men, rulings based upon the
az I-naJor Root. who will be
-~9- .a--o-~7w sad he would discuss
'-r @.reG.i. qlest.ons Of constitution
-.-'r -a.seG 4 the suit
2-swa-r- interests affected by the A.
',--' - Obtain a judicial decree rat
- = - -en-. Beer mountaineering.
T".'i permit its manufacture
- '- .-:--al prohibition amend
- - ", a. ne war regulations,
~ -..ei 4 mora han 81. .0o1. .n1a. .lao. ac-
17- q ! statement by Mr.. Root.
" ''-;-1-e sdded that the brewers
~ -r.-'t H.s opinion 20 court
''r--,'-A s-a.nSt t.;reatened federal
27 TG-r7 would '-r-Ii, their bust
IS 7. .'es--1v heir properties while
- i7a22,en-a r';est;ons at issue were
,.-= IL ':d.ra-.on.''