Evening journal., 1919-07-18
NOBODY ADMITS
LIQUOR BOARDING
Persons Who Used to Talk
on Subject Are Silent
Now
SEIZURE HANGS
OVER THEIR HEADS

Time was, and not so long ago. when
th lucky wight VINO had stocked up
his cellar against the drought, made no
bones Of it-nay even bOasted Of it 10
/ his friends and acquaintance He did
| not hesitate 20 say that he had so many
! sli,Ons. or so many barrels laid by, and
! ne was like Bret Harte's heather
/ Chinee. in that subsequent proceedings
1f Congress interested him no mora.
/ IT'S different now. With seaTcn
and seizure provision in the dry en-
| fnrcemcui bin threatening. those wis
| Ike the prudent and have stored their
/ cellars are becoming s,rangely retlcent
I n asked about their supply, they hum
and haw and say. "Oh. I've got a little
in the house for sickness, but nothing
worth while" or words 10 that effect.
This is the case not only here in VII
mingtOn, but everywhere.
Wilmington. according 10 an estimate.
has private stock boarded up OF about
5000 gallons. An effort 40 ascertain
the quantity held In Wilmington in
private cellars resulted only IN a vast
amount OF evasion, lying and discour-
aging vagueness.
To get at an average. men in various
walks Of hfe were questioned as 70
their supplies, and here are their an
swers
A merchant known b be wet)
Haven't got a thing N the house. not
thing. Thought ! nights we'll 80 pro-
hibition now, as further up the creek"
4 lawyer ,consttutonally wet ION
advice Of counsel, refuse to incrimin-
ate myself"
Another lawyer 'reputed dry, but
not eel never use the stuff"
Another lawyer habits unknown 10
questionerl II you're not going TO
us my name, I might tell YOU that !
have a little for coOking purposes and
illness. but really none al all 20 drink"
A saloonkeeper: 81 sold oit on June
30; besides its none Of your business" /
A doctor supposedly dry That's T.
an impertinent question TO ask when |
you know my profession has done |
more to make the country dry than /
the Anti-Saloon League itself"
Another doctor wet and unashamed) : /
i've got little. but III always be able
to get more, so why wOrry?"
4 bricklayer What's the use OF put !,
ting any away? We working men are
going to knock that law out. just watch
us IN a year or So
A carpenter .hone1t and defant) I
i've got 90 gallons and I dare any
d-d man 20 try to take It from me-"
a bank clerk strictly temperate on
orders from the cheif) Never touch &C.
Haven't got a drop"
Banker clerks chief: oh. have
only my usual stock Of wines. for my
guests
A policeman: "Say. you don't expect
me 30 answer that do yOu2"
A motorman You say they're going
TO seize all liquor? I'd Ike TO see the
man who could get mine while i had a
gun in the house"
a man in the street Occupation and
habits unknown They'll never get my
liquor I'll swear TN 7 get blue IN the
face. haven't got a drop. and the man
who tries 20 find IL will have a harder
Job than he bargains for"
And so on and so on
These are sample answers. They illus
trate just how little people are talking
about what they've got laid away. and
they also show what the attitude of peo-
pie will he toward any search and SELF
ure measure. Many OF those question
ed did not hesitate to say that they
would lie ioyously even IN court about
their stocks n such g law was passed.
and others declared they would hide
their liquor so that no man could find 10
One man said he was going 90 try 70
get a Job as a "searcher and seller" so
that he need never want for a thirst
1uencher. and he told the experience
Of a friend Of his on a night train in