The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-07-04
$4,000 SALOON
DOORS CLOSED.
Nation. Goes Dry and Long Fight
for U. S. Prohibition
Comes to End.
LIQUOR men WARNED
Officials Threaten Prosecution Of Al
Those Who Defy Act-Laws
Held Adequate to Enforce
Dry Mandate.

Washington, July LA bill de-
signed to "stop the gap" between
wartime and constitutional prohl-
bition was Introduced by Repre-
sentative Charles n. Randall of
California. The bill would make
prohibition continuous, beginning
at once, and would hold in the
bonded warehouses all distilled
liquors now there.
Washington, July For many
years the greatest consumer of in
toxicating liquor, Uncle Sam, has TAX
en- his seat ons the worlds water
wagon.
Nationwide prohibition-the dream
of reformers for eentury-became a
reality at midnight, when the wartime
prohibition act, passed during the
struggle with Germany to conserve
food, went into effect, despite the ap-
peal of President Wilson that con-
gress repeal 1t as it affects beer and
light wines. Under the act all manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors
are crimes against the United States.
Whether Uncle Sam will desert the
well known water wagon, for brief
spree before constitutional prohibition
replaces the wartime act next January,
depends on President Wilson. The
president has declared his intention
to lift the ban when rehabilitation is
ended
Continuous Prohibition Sought.
Continuous nationwide prohibition
was announced as the aim of the "ul-
ira" prohibitionists in congress.
Resenting President Wilson's efforts
to have the wartime prohibition act
repealed as soon as is legally possible,
the drys are planning to push through
congress legislation that will prevent
a wet period of few months between
the time the president declares war
time prohibition at an end and the
great drouth of constitutional prohibi-
ton.
Whisky Drinking Orgy Seen.
AS the first step in this campaign,
Representative Charles H. Randall,
California prohibition party man,
planned to introduce in the house an
emergency peace measure to prohibit
removal from bond or transportation
in Interstate commerce of the 10000
900 gallons Of distilled spirits now
stored, between the date of the presi-
dents proclamation and the date of
constitutional prohibition.
The prohibitionists believe this plan
will prevent a respite for the vets, be-
cause the stock Of beer probably will
be we'll exhausted by that time and
few breweries will open up for few
months.
Unless some action of this kind is
taken, Representative Randall says,
''the country will be thrown into a
whisky, drinking orgy"
October to End disqualification.
when the president lifts the ban it
will pour out flood of 100000 gal
Ions Of whisky now held in bond by
the wartime prohibition act" said Mr..
Randall. THAT act does not relate to
beer and wine alone, and he cannot
discriminate.
with million men yet to demobil-
lie, under no circumstances could his
proclamation be issued before Oct. 1O.",
The attorney general and not the
war department will have to advise
President Wilson when rehabilitation
Of the emergency forces has been COM
pleted, military experts said, when
their opinion was sought as to the
approximate date of resembling of war
time prohibition.
125,0oo Saloons to Close.
Wartime prohibition means:
The closing of 1,247 breweries (1917
figures).
Practical abandonment of GAS distil-
leries, already closed as a war meas
.ure.
Loss to the government of about
$3.50, 100000 annually in internal reve.
nue.. and the loss of several hundred
millions to municipalities for licenses.
Diversion of $4,000, 100000 the ma
TONS liquor bill-to other purposes,
with greatly increased sales of soft
drings and ice cream expected.