The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13
WHAT'S DoIta N 4Dnrs STATES
brewing Parties Popular : eighbOr-
hood Espionage ThrIYes.

Louis SeIboId Of the New York
World has been making an InVesti-
CATION in the prohibition States. and
the following Is an extract from an
article describing the effects OF the
b0ne-dry policy IN social LIE;
n Indiana. Tennessee and Michi-
gan home brewing has become one
Of the most popular indoor sports.
and some OF the product IS good.
Brewers in one Of two OF the Western
States have issued cards giving for
muIae for making beer, and there Is
great demand for them. 4 few
brewers are selling the ingredients
for brewing 3 palatable beer, ac-
eomnanied by instructors n the art.
Beer parties have to some extent
taken the place Of poker parties in
q number of Western cities. Clubs
are organized and the members visit
from house to house to assist IN the
various stages u producing drink
that isn't half bad. tried soii.o IN
a Western town : few weeks ago that
asaayed 8 per cent alcoholic content,
which is about three times the
strength OF the article now being
produced by the professional brew
ers in New York and other wet
cities. 1t takes about eight weeks to
produce and properly ferment the
beer under this particular formula
and according 10 members Of one
beer club with whom / talked
there's lot Of fun making II
: lady of good old Carolina stock
which couLted the art Of making a
mini julep properly as an educational
Accomplishment. told me thai all her
women friends we're going in for
making their own wines out Of home
grown products. She enumerated
dandelion, ounce. currant. cherry,
blackberry and > lot OK other yege-
tables and fruits which she said
would be turned into wine and cor
diaIs rather than preserved fruits
this year and IN the future. Her
dandelion e0s1Ial is entitled to a
place at the peace table.
Recipes for making home mado
wines and cordiais are eagerly sought
and traded among women in sarions
zry States N interesting nsyobolo-
gieaI development Is that women 10
not appear to b any more IN accord
over Its respective merits md de-
merits than the men, although the
greater number u women are un-
GnEEtIonably onpczed 70 the saloon
aud the use o Iz1uor generally on
moral grounds.
This fact vs. clearly established
by the result q Tie wet and dry enn-
tests IN manx sections of the eodn-
trY. notably Chicago and Syracuse.
where more women voted against
dr. proposals. lhan voted for them.
= sseFy dr. State there exists a
YaIuaIssh system Of espionage and
Of 81 1borld3od spying and criticism
o. C officials. not only b falling
70 moonshining and bootlegging
but shuttinR their eyes 70 the
hoa and consumption of liquor
u private homes.
= IN several States. notably Virginia,
North Carolina. Tennessee. Michigan.
Oregon and IndIana, the police au-
thorIIies admit thai they daily receive
complaints from anonymous sources
thaI certain citizens are privately en-
loving the tippIe publicly forbidden.
The activities IF the police n seek
inE To put stop to the drinking Of
alcoholic beverages within the pri'
vaey Of the home has resulted In
several tragedies and suits for
damages.
Some dry States like GeorEIat Ala
bamn and South Carolina nay bonn-
lies Of s25 and 30 for the apprehen-
sion and arrest Of persons making
and having liquor IN their possession.
EHI.xa ta a Ia4 af UumahuaIuu going
On IN every one Of them and for the
most part the spying Is secretly en-
eouraged by the Anti-Saloon League.