Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-16
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open saloons. Tor ever 10 brief per-
iod III AnnapOlis, viii be successful
He aail to-day that intolerable condi
tons would certainly arise III saloons
we're open for 3 month or two iii ed
vance OF Constitutional prohibition.
and efforts made by those addicted to.
drink ali they could before II was too
late. Hc also spoke Of the uufor-
tunate effect 0k such thing On the
millions OF young men all over the
country Just released from the service.
II may be said Oh absolute author
Iity that very large number of for
mer Annapolis saloonkeepers, pos
sibly majority or near II. have no
wish 10 return 10 the business Some
| of them have gone into other OccJ pa-
lions which are entirely satisfactory
| To them, and openly state that they
lare glad matters have taken the turn
they have. For instance, Frank r.
Smith has opened drug store. and
has also been elected CITY Clerk He
expresses himself as well satisfied
with the change, and with no wish to
resume hts former occupation
Const Cardes has changed his Main.
street property to confectionery and
lice cream establishment, maintaining
also his West street business along
the same line. He expresses himself
as delighted with the business he Is
now conducting and his prospects. In
fact, Mr.. Cardes says that business In.
his line has never been SO good. In
lcidentally. the candy business, as
well as the soft drink. according To
those III position to know, Il going
to have an era OF prosperity beyond
anything which could have been ex-
lpected, and have offered chance to
the properties formerly conducted as
ldistiileries and breweries, which their
owners are taking rapidly
ii Albert Adams, who was Ia the
business and has other important liz
our connections. and also is alder
man from the Fourth ward. said to-
day that he had no thought Of going
back to the business, and was perfect
| ly satisfied with his present occupa-
tons. He stated that he had always
recognized many unpleasant features
of the saloon business, and<that this
feeling was held By many others who
had been engaged In 1t. He said that
he recognized prohibition as an ac-
lcompiished fact and had dismissed the
saloon business from his mind.
Iii connection with the general sub-
iect of enforcing the Presidential or
| der, Il statement Of Assistant Attorney
General William II Friersoh Is inter-
Eesting, as Is a careful statement Of the
lack of probability Of any Congress
sional action changing the status Of
| the matter
While ii Ii true. declared the As
sistant Attorney General. who, by the
way, will have charge Of the enforce
Iment or the Law, that special ma
schinery will probably be needed In the
way OF additional agents, and that the
department will, undoubtedly, ask
Congress to provide this machinery, 1t.
does not mean that we are going to sit
by and wait until such additional ma
Ichinery is provided
We are going to enforce this law,
Just as we enforce hundreds of other
laws that are passed without proyis-
ion for special machinery Of enforce
lment. The obligation will rest with
each United States District Attorney
Throughout the country to see that the
law Is obeyed In his community and
to prosecute those who violate it,.
There is no question about the penal
tiles provided. Z
First, the Department Of Justice
plans to see that all recognized distiI-
leries and breweries close down on
July I. That, 1t Is expected, will stop
linstanter the manufacture or liquor on
d large scale. Next it will see TO 1t
that all recognized dealers in liquors,
wholesale and retail, cease their ac-
tivities. This step. 1t is expected, will
stop the sale and distribution or liq-
uors OH large scale.
The man who tries to set up q pri-
vate still In his bathroom or cellar, or
attempts TO make beer on the quiet to-
sell or give away, will be hunted out
and prosecuted just as moonshiners
are now ferreted out and jailed under
existing law Officials Of the depart
ment admit that II IS going To be a
hard job, but they declare 1t Is going to
be harder Job for those who try to
eyade the law These officials are just
I as in1persOnal about it as hangman
Its going to be part Of the days work
witt. them; that It, unless Or until Com
gress repeats the act.
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