El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-01
BOOZE PASSES
AMID REVELRY
Many Cities Celebrate AS
Nation Goes almost
Dry at Midnight.

the time being all distilled liquors and
leaving in cloud Of doubt the future
Of beer. was effective at midnight
The action Of the department OF
justice last night in announcing there
would be no interference with the
sale of 2.l5 percent was a reversal OF
q stand taken in a statement issued
previously in the day for which there
was no explanation other than that
the department had reversed itself
Celebration of the passing OF the
saloon in many cities throughout the
country lasted until early this morn
ing although the actual sale OF
liquors stopped at midnight
Regulate Alcohol For Medicine.
Stringent regulations governing the
sale OF alcohol for medicinal purposes
were issued Monday by the bureau of
internal revenue.
Physicians may prescribe wines
and liquors. for internal uses. or al
cohol for external uses the regula-
tons said, but in every such case
each prescription shall be in dupli-
cate and both copies be signed by the
PHYSICIANS hand writing The guam
tity prescribed for a single patient at
given time shah not exceed one
quart In no case shall a physician
prescribe alcoholic liquors unless the
patient is under his constant personal
supervision.
IAN prescriptions shall bear clearly
the name and address Of the patient,
including street and apartment num-
Der. If any. the date when written. the
condition or illness for which pre-
scribed and the name Of the pharmac-
list to whom the prescription is TO De
presented for filling"
Drug store sales Restricted
Similar detailed restrictions on the
sale Of alcohol by drug stores were
promulgated. All prescriptions must
he preserved and once a month a list
Of physicians prescribing alcohol. the
names Of the patients and the total
quantity dispensed TO each patient
during the month must be transmitted
70 the collector of internal revenue
Liquor dealers. wholesale and re-
tail, having stocks on hand. may sell
10 pharmacists holding permits until
the present stocks are exhausted
st. Louis BreVvcries Operate
St Louis No., July Thirteen To-
cal breweries today continued the
manufacture of beer containing pa
percent alcohol, and the majority OF I
saloons opened as usual. but sold only
beer and soft drinks The excise com
missioner continued issuing licenses /
upon which was stamped notice that
the permits id not authorize violation
Of the laws of the United States"
The two largest breweries here viii I
not resume manufacture Of beer IN
less II is decided they may legally DO /.
SO, it was said
y. Y. Stocks Nearly Sold Out
New York, July Open bars,
where beverages OF 2.75 percent al
coholic content could be purchased BY
the drink. offered the only consola- /
ton obtainable in New York today TO /
the friends Of hard liquor on the first
day of war time prohibition
Cafes, restaurants. hotels and liquor /
stores, IN many instances virtually de-
pleted Of their stocks Of heavy liquids
when the law went into effect at mid J.
night, notified their customers that
until further notice. the stronger va
rieties Of beers. wines and liquors
would not be sold
Heavy buying OF bottled goods for
private consumption in the dry days
10 come marked the passing of hard
liquor"
throughout the city the last few
hours OF the unrestricted sale Of all
beverages were ushered out without
much hilarity. but with considerable
thinking
SalOOnkeepers. restauranteurs
and hOtelmen who sell 2-z5 per
cent beer and light wines do SO
at their own risk. they were