Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-29
CLOSED
,- IN WET CENTERS
Milwaukee and Other Cities Go Dry
For First Time In Their History
Few Saloons To Remain Open to
Handle Light Beers Meeting Re-
qu'rements Of Drastic law--Law
Does Not Apply to Private Stocks.

with the passage. OF the measure over
the presidents veto. agents of the de-
partment Of internal revenue took up
the task OF placing an effective ban
on the sale Of liquor. The few remain
ing saloons In the United States to-
day could sell only beverages contain
Ing less than " Of per cent Of alco-
mol. Sales Of liquor containing moro
than that amount made the brewer or
saloonkeeper liable to heavy penalties.
But despite its provisions the law can
not touch man who has stored up O.
supply in his home.
In announcing his plans Internal
Revenue Agent Roper called on state,
county and city officials for assistance.
Open violation OF the law, he asserted,
would bring certain disrepute to the
government. III
Immediately Effective.
The senate. by passing the prohibi-
ton enforcement act over the presi-
dents veto late yesterday. made in
mediately effective machinery for pre-
venting sale of beverages containin.
more than one half Of I per cent AZ
cohol. &
The vote was IS to 90, or eight more
than the necessary two-thirds major
lty. While there was 4 wranglo over
taking up the measure in place Of tho
peace treaty, which had the right Of
way, there never was doubt as to how
the senate stood. It was oyerwhelm-
ingly dry" like the house, which re-
passed the bill within three hours after
4 f1o -
To Wipe Out Law.
Before congress, at 3:40 o'clock. fn-
ally cl!nched enactment of the enforce
ment law, despite presidential objec-
ton to linking war time and constitu-
tional prohibition acts. there came from
the White House the announcement
that the wartime law--which was put
into effect after the cessation Of hos
tilities, would be annulled the moment
the senate formally ratified the Ger
man. peace treaty.
1t was the most definite Of all OF.
ficial or semi official statements bear.
ing on the wartime act.
Prohibition leaders were plainly dis
turbed by the news. for they Counted
firmly upon the country reaching the
b!tion-Jan. 16, 1920-without reopen
ing of saloons.
Not to Delay Treaty.
Despite the clamor set up by wet and
dry forces over the White House pro-
senate leaders said they
would proceed with consideration Of
the treaty as heretofore. Senators who
have taken an active part In the prohi-
bition campaign, branded as unfair and
absurd reports that they would delay
the treaty simply to keep the liquOr
traffic from getting foothold in the
short period remaining
before the country will go dry for good.
Formal denial was issued from tho
headquarters Of the Anti Saloon
League that Its officers would take
part in any movement calculated to
delay the treaty. League officers stuck
to the opinion that 1t would be necee-
sary to first ratify the Austrian treaty
before lifing the war time prohibition
ban, which was said to have been the
ruling Of Attorney General Palmer and
they declared their position was not
altered by the fact that President Will
son was prepared to cut thru legal
doubt and wipe out a law the necessity
FOR which he believes to have passed.
Ready to Go After Offenders.
Wi,a today's action by the senate,
The department OF Justice Is ready to 4
deal with any Offenders against the
drastic provisions Of the new act. At
best heretofore prosecutions were more
Or less. haphazard, and necessarily 20,
It was said, because Of the loosely
Drawn language of the act. but the
new law gives ample means oY break
ing up the traffic.>
So. drastic Is the enforcement act
that a man. for instance. may be fined
or pu: II ja!. for displaying 4 picture
of brewery or keE. but his right
TO store liquor IN his own home for HIS
own use stood up against all attacks In
committee and both houses Of con,
gress
h Warning went last night to dealers
gelhns AK per cent beer, without ap-
parent risk heretofore, that the new
law nved one-half OF 1 per cent az Tho
egal limit Of alcoholic content.
Distillsrs Appeal to High Court.
z Chicago, Dot. 2s.--A new movement
. combat enforcement Of the war
lime prohibition act developed hero to-
lay. Levy Mayer. attorney for dis
.ili0ry interests, went to washington