Evening star., 1919-02-25

: President Wilson's signature, attach
ed to the revenue bill on the speeding
homeward bound train early last night
n ade the Reed bonedry amendment
applicable to the District of Columbia
last midnight. Approval of the bill
caused joy to members of anti-liquor
societies and others favoring the
burial of John Barleyeorn, while per
sons favoring a continuance of the
liquor traffic openly expressed their
feeling of disappointment
Mai Raymond w. Pullman, super
3ntendent of police, was on the job
during the early morning hours to
set in motion the police machinery
charged with enforcement of the law
that is intended to Danish liquor from
the District Its banishment will have
to be by supplemental legislation,
however. according to police officials.
because there are stored in private
homes and other places quantities of
liquor sufficiently large to keep the
city wet" for many years to come.
May Limit Quantity Stored
That such legislation will be at
tempted has been stated by Albert E.
Shoemaker. counsel for the Anti-Sa-
loon League of this city, Just what
sort of a bill will be prepared at the
rsn, s sssson snas,s e hs sintss s
some kind will be introduced. It may
provide for tax on the liquor
stored, he stated. or it may, provide
for limit on the quantity permitted
10 be stored
In order that members of the po-
lice force should fully acquaint them
selves with the provisions of the new
Law, Maj. Pullman this morning is
sued bulletin containing copy of
il, and gave the information that it
had been approved. Part of the
amendment in which the police and
: the public are interested is quoted
in the bulletin as follows:
Whoever shall order, purchase or
cause Intoxicating liquors to be
transported in Interstate commerce.
except for scientific. sacramentaI,
medicinal and mechanical purposes,
into any state or territory the laws
of which state or territory prohibit
the manufacture or sale therein of
Intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes shall be punished
A fine of $1,000 or six months i'm
prisonment or both fine and impris-
sonment is the punishment provided
II the President would only delay
to Baltimore yesterday was heard to
remark, I'D get a case. but as it is
can only get a few bottles
Familiar Faces Seen.
On the business streets and in the
wholesale liquor establishments all
day yesterday enough familiar faces
were seen to suggest transfer of
washington's population to the Mon
umental city. Washingtonians rubbed
elbows in the wholesale liquor stores
and many foot-on -the-raii ,acquaint-
anceships of the past were renewed
in saloons. 1t is stated that there
was practically no drunkenness on
of Baltimore booze emporiums yes
ferday. Most of them seemed anxious
to get their packages and return as
promptly as possible
Il can't get back too soon" many
of them were heard to remark. add
3ng. they feared. some turn in af-
fairs might mean trouble for them at
any moment.
Early in the afternoon it was ru-
snored about Baltimore that the
washington police were going to
search carriers of the suit cases
eatchels and other containers having
the appearance of containing fluid
that would assist in perpetuating the
wet era in this city. The report was
spread among passengers on return
ing trains. but when the trains
reached here there was no police in
reference and the several thousand
persons carrying liquor went home
happy.
Practically every train running In
both directions between this city and
Baltimore yesterday carried large
numbers OF members of the suitcase
brigade, and at times IL is stated. the
number of persons gathered at
white House station was so large
that the curiosity of others was
greatly aroused. Passengers on the
city cars viewed the crowds from a
distance. thought trouble of some
1iud was being experienced and hur-
riedIy went 10 where the crowds
were. only to hear: They are going
10 Baltimore
Expected One More Day.
IN Baltimore early yesterday after
noon 1t was reported among Wash
Jngton patrons of the liquor establish
,uents that the President already had
signed the bill. Some dealers. be-
lieving the report to be true. SO ad-
Sised their customers, and, IL is stat
I'D, many increased orders Immediate
1y were given. Many of the custom
ers had been led to believe the bill
would not be signed and that they
would have at least one more day for
their pilgrimages to Baltimore. and
circulation of the report that the bill
had been signed meant additional
out1ays of cash.
Many persons from this city,were
doomed to disappointment in Balti-
more yesterday. To say they were
disappointed but mildly expresses
1heir feelings, when they learned that
the express companies would receive
ao more packages of wet goods for
shipment to this city. Even the motor
s1ruck express companies were unable
10 accept any additional consign-
rnents of liquor, and only few pri-
xIete owners were willing to do such
p auling. being uncertain as to what
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