Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01
LIQUOR IS BANNED
BY WET PARADERS
Penalty for Drinking During
Baltimore AUTHORIZATION
Demonstration.
Correspondence Of The Sunday Star.

BALTIMORE, May 31.-The wet"
parade to be held Monday under the
auspices of the Baltimore Anti-Pro-
hibition League as a demonstration
in favor of the restoration Of the
ante-war laws is in reality going to
be dry" parade. And here's how
it comes about:
No drinking by the marchers will
be tolerated. and, in fact, one labor
union which is to participate has
notified its members that any of
them caught drinking Immediately
before the parade or while in the
line of march will be fined IS; and
other organizations. it is said. have
adopted the same policy. Also. not
only will those in line be dry" but
it will be hard matter for the
mere spectator to be other than
line of march. for practically all
saloonkeepers have agreed to keep
their doors closed during the parade.
Final Arrangements Made.
Final arrangements for the parade
were made yesterday, and members
of labor unions, workers of all
trades. together with a number of
women, will march. Judge James F.
ton, believes that $4,000 people will
be in line when the parade starts. at
2 o'clock, as quite a number of large
| industrial plants have signified their
intention of closing down at least
half a day. in order to allow their
Both branches of the city council
have passed an ordinance declaring
a legal holiday after IL o'clock Mon
day. but it is doubtful il the mayor
will sign it, owing to the fact that
Saturday has been declared a legal
holiday by the governor, and the
business people are opposed to it.
Activity Of the 'Drys."
In the meantime the "drys" have
not been asleep, and George w.
Saloon League, announces that they
intend. to take moving pictures Of
I'VE intend to show the liquor peo-
; pie up at their worst" said Mr.. era bbe.
land we hope to get a good picture of
Atlantic City that showed plainly the
! face Of every man in line and we hope
| to do as well this time. The only thing
that we are afraid of is that some OF
them may reconsider the matter and
| not go in the parade.
i tinued, sin these times to have pa
rade against law and order. We. dc
| not approve of bolshevik tactics and
! we cannot understand why these peo-
! pie do. We are a faw-abiding society.
We have passed this law in legiti-
mate manner and the vets can have
| it repealed in the same manner. They
have the right to get two thirds of the
states to demand its repeal. Why
don't they do that instead of lining up
| all the 'rummies' in Baltimore to
| march through the Streets"
| the picture when they get it Mr..
Crabbe did not make clear. He stated
/ that perhaps part of it would be
fused for propaganda purposes and
may be shown around in the churches
| so If any church member was in lin>
he could be identified.
Liquor Prices Keep Up.
| Despite the gloomy prospect for thf
lifting of the liquor ban by July
1.-THE price of whisky here shows ne
itending to store more against the
days Of drought, and who think they
are going to pick up good liquor ir
the closing days of June at bargai.
prices are almost certain to be disap-
pointed.
The idea that the whisky still
stored in bonded warehouses. amount
J ing to about 100000 gallons is
| going to be poured into the cutters
is erroneous. The best proof Of that
fact is the prevailing prices for Mary
| land rye Instead of the quotations
| being lower the past few days under
| the Influence of the depressing news
i from Washington, they are a bit
| higher.
Twenty-Four Days, Limit.
+ The period for the legal sale of
| liquor under the wartime prohibit
| ton act comprises just twenty-four
| week days from tomorrow. the last
| wet day being Monday. June 80. But,
| the owners of whisky reason. advices
| show that no matter if Congress does
| recommendation that the ban be lift
| ed on light wines and beer. and no
matter If Congress leaves the whole
| matter where IT, now is-that is to
| say. in the hands of the President. to
! declare the Army demo5flized--it ia
practically certain that the closing
/ down will not continue more than
| two or three months.
The Army should be demobilized by
| september /. at the latest. at the rate
| it is now being brought back from
| Europe. AS soon as the men arrive
they are being discharged. and the
| arrival of the last shipload of the
| drafted men means that the Army is
| demobilized.
Expect President to Act.
=" as he Army is thus