The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-01
TO ARREST DEALERS
WHO BREAK LAW
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ness under the new law. They will
continue to sell the beer they have in
stock until they have sold it all. The
Baltimore police, instructed by
Marshal Carter. and special agents OF
the Department OF Justice are under
definite orders to watch carefully for
violations of the law. Hotel and
saloonkeepers stayed painfully sober
throughout the whole of the last day
in order TO make sure that the law
would not be violated. So it is plain
that Baltimore intends to play the
game"
This edict is cool and plain. 1t
settles the mind and soothes the
newest and the few modest pack
ing boxes in the cellar. 1t helps
along the cause OF Mrs. Rooney and
the Daisies and il keeps folks with
foolish questions out of the United
States district attorneys office. For
Mr.. Dennis did as much business yes
terday as three bartenders.
Liquor dealers wanted to know
whether they could retain liquor in
their places to be delivered after yes
terday.. He told them no. Bar own
ers wanted to know whether they had
10 close their places by shutting and
locking the doors, and he told them
they could not only keep their doors
open today and hereafter, but take
down a section Of wall to permit the
ingress and egress of two-ton trucks
IL they wanted to-but they couldn't
sell liquor.
All they can sell is two and three
quarter per cent beer and light wine.
So step up and have a vinegar rick
ey! That's a light wine-the only one
anybody knows about, with as little
alcohol in il as two and three-quarter
per cent.
Most of Him Died.
Part Of him lived, but the most OF
him died-died like gentleman, with
his boots on,
And when he died Tin parO they
didn't bury him at all. They picked
him. Tenderly they carried out scat
tered portions OF his body-carried
them out by the case (price S35 or
more), muttering requiems in English
and other tongNes-including ten
year-old Scotch-and solemnly they
tucked them away in the tonneaus OF
automobiles or loaded them upon the
backs OF Trustworthy gentlemen. These
trustworthy gentlemen would have
been fttingly attired in black If they
had had their clothes off. but, UNIT
tingly attired though they were, they
more than made il up by the fact that
they would carry the coffin six blocks
for so cents.
Come on home and wei open a case of
six-year-old stuff. or il you haven't
time. come in with US to~Tim's old
place and have a bottle of "a per cent
beer or light wine.
There. as the shadows heightened
and the evening came. Law Liquor on
the bier. and close beside the bier,
bearing aloft a torch that gIowed like
pale amber. stood his successor, Beer.
So the bier is gone Zone couldn't
carry any more of it out OF store
after o'clock; long live the Beer.
He is tolerated. this successor. Beer. |
Not welcomed. not glad-handed. not
tatted-calfed. Just tolerated and au- |
thorized. like high-heeled shoes and |
false teeth.
Cold-blooded? Heartless? Why. lis |
ten again to Mr.. Dennis. with his
right foot on the neck OF the de- |
ceased. just back of the cork: with |
his arms folded like Frederick Dhu |
and the pile OF hard. jagged statutes |
close at hand. one blow from which |
will knock a man for a block Of Fed
eral penitentiaries. Listen to him:
"On and after midnight the Depart
ment Of Justice will use it's best ef-
forts 10 detect and punish the viola
tion OF this act on the part OF any
one selling liquors which contain
more than pa per cent OF alcohol by
weight, and ] have today been notified
by the Attorney General that il is ex-
pected that this office will use its
best efforts in such prosecutions.
Il have requested the police de-
partment, in view OF the understand
ing and construction OF the Law held |
by the Attorney General. to report to
the special agent OF the Department
OF Justice any violations Of the law
coming to the attention OF the police
department OF Baltimore city and
where sales are made in the presence
OF the officer 10 summarily arrest the
party making such sale. l desire to
make the same request, on behalf of |
the Department Of Justice, OF all |
sheriffs, police departments, con-
stables OF all counties throug bout the
State as TO the reporting of violations
or the act TO the special agent OF the
Department Of Justice. Mr.. BilIUps