Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-30
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SALE OF LIGHT
WINE AND BEER
TO BE ALLOWED
Department of Justice
Not to Bar Them Under
Prohibition Law.
(BULLETIN).

! (BDLLEIlN)
Washington, June 30.-The
department of justice is under
stood to have decided that sale
OF light wines and beer shall
! not be interefered with under
| the war time prohibition Law.
/ Instructions went forward to-
day to district attorneys in wet
territory that the department
would abide by the recent deci-
sion in the test case brought in
New York and would not pros
ecute dealers selling beverages
containing not more than two
and three.quarters per cent Of
alcohol.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 30.-Stat-
! ing that it would be contrary to
both the state and federal law to
sell Intoxicating liquor in Illinois
after today, Attorney General
Brundage today said every effort
would be made to enforce state
. laws, especially the search and
seizure act recently passed by the
general assembly, which provides
for the control of the manufacture
and possession and use of intoxi-
. Cdllu6 uquOi Wllhlh PAOAAD4baOA bS4
ritory.
1t was said at the department
today that open violation of the law
threatened in New York and other
cities, would be promptly dealt Win
by federal agents. Whether the de-
partment's present force will be
able to break up secret traffic re-
mains to be seen, but in this con-
nection officials pointed out that
the increased appropriation asked
of congress for general law sn-
forcement would permit of a con-
siderable enlargement of the de-
partment's force. Beer containing
2% per cent of alcohol is regarded
by department of justice officials as
intoxicating, "nd persons who un-
dertake to sell it will be arrested,
it was said.
In cases brought in Baltimore u
have the courts determine whether
such beer is intoxicating within the
meaning of the law is tot come 60
trial tomorrow, but it is expected
that before final judgment is en-
tered, congress will have specifical-
ly fixed in the enforcement law the
amount of alcohol which bever
ages may contain.
VIII Determine Course.
New York, June 30.-Six thou
sand saloon keepers, members OF
the United Liquor Dealers assocta-
tion, will meet here this afternoon
to determine their final course IN
meeting war time prohibition.
Meanwhile, they plan to take a
chance" and keep open after md
night tonight for the sale Of all
kinds of drinks, including whisky.
Plan TO Stay Open.
Chicago, June 30.-Many saloon
keepers and proprietors of restau-
rants where liquor is sold, planned
to keep their places open tonight
long after midnight, when war time
prohibition goes into effect. They
expect to sell large quantities of
liquor to patrons up to midnight
and allow them to remain as long
as they desire it.
VIII Test Law.
St Louis, Mo, June 30.-With
reservations at cafes, clubs and
saloons indicating the greatest
celebration in the long history Oh
wet st. Louis during the last hours,
war time prohibition will become
effective at midnight tonight. How
ever if plans of saloon keepers af-
f1liated with the ST. Louis Retail
Liquor Dealers association art
carried out. it still will be possible
to secure drinks of all kinds after
the nation wide ban takes effect.
Hundreds of saloon owners. who
are members of the association.
have announced their intention to
disregard wartime prohibition in al
effort to test its enforcement.