The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-10-10

source OF the courts employed
to secure the proper punish
ment OF these violators OF the
law.
is still in full force and effect. He
also explained that the governments
contention is that alcoholic bever-
ages containing more than onc-half
of per cent alcohol are Intoxicating
within the meaning OF the law. The
revenue department, he sad, has al
ways held to the above definition.
Quits Making Real Beer
George Hoffman, another brewer
who made real beer after July ], in
to the question by Judge
Lands said that he is no longer max
ing the forbidden beverage Several
days previously he had stated in
court that he believed his federal tax
receipt was government license
permitting him to brew beer regard
less OF the state law. 81 quit max ng
beer" brewer Hoffman told the court.
immediately after you ruled that my
government license was merely re
oeipt for taxes paid to the Federal
government.
Much Beer in Court
Most of Tuesdays session before
Judge Lands was taken up in the
identification and placing in evidence
OF drivers delivery slips and OF sam
pies of beer. Saloonkeepers who had
been subpoenaed with the order to
bring in their slips aud samples lined
up before the judges bench and were
questioned by Assistant Attorney
General George Dixon. Then, ac-
companied by L. S. Marshals, the
witnesses went out into the corridor
to identify the beer they had brought
in from their saloons. Over twenty
five men were lined up before the
Judge at one time with their beer
slips in their hands, and out in the
corridor eighteen barrels of the real
stuff" was awaiting identification. AS
each barrel was identified chemists
took samples for analysis.
How and Why Beer Was Sold
Saoonkeepers who handled real
beer made by Chicago brewers gave
similar testimony on how they hap
pened to buy and sell the stronger
stuff. Unlike the witnesses who
earlier in the hearing answered reluc-
tantly if at all. the men questioned
told apparently straight stories OF
how they departed from the path OF
lawful selling. The nearbeer, they
said, was not very popular. During
July and part of August, the wit
nesses declared, no real beer was han
died, and profits were very small.
Then real beer became obtainable.
Some saloonkeepers were told by the
drivers that better beer was again
available. Others dealt directly with
the brewers. Others were approached
by truck men who offered to haul the
fluid with a real kick from kenosha.
Still others went to Kenosha person
ally and arranged for the delivery of
the better selling beverage. In some
cases the manufacturers took the in
itiative and solicited orders for the
real stuff" for which they received a
bigger price. In other cases the bar
men took the initiative and sought
out the brewers in order to supply
what their customers were eager to
get.
What Was the Difference
The Judge had a hard time getting
witnesses to explain why they pre-
ferred to sell 2.75 per cent beer con-
sidering the extra risk and cost OF
handling the same. They like it bet
ter was about all the saloon men
would say. One witness said that
near beer made his customers sick.
Another told his brewer that he
could not make his business go on
the near beer. Although hazy on
what made the difference in the beer,
the witnesses were able to testify ex-
plicitly relative to the difference in
price and methods OF handling. Near