Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

consumption Hueh liquors are subject
70 the penalties under these arta and ars
liable also to penalties and taxes imposed
by Internal Revenue laws. Two or more
persona who engage IN the home manrl-
faGtlire Of intoxIcants and who 80 ~
conspirary defrald the government,
would each be subject 20 the $40 900 finr
and irnurigounent, as well M 20 all other
renaIties The advertisers and scil1rS
of recipes and ingredients for homo
manufacture were held under that section
of the criminal code which provides that
whoavcr directly commits any act
constituting an offeuse defined ~ any IA"
Of the United Stairs, or aids, abch,
coi,nsels, commands, induces o.. proc''rr1
it's commission, h prlncipni.
ALL INCLUDED.
The action of The Bureau of Internal
Revenue in this case indicates clearly
that it's enforcement Of the prohibition
laws will not be confined to the prose'is-
ton 0f the noonghiner who engages m the
Manufacture of liquors for profit hc
word manufacturer applies equally u
the man Who makes It IN hls kitchen iof
his own use and to the man who operab"
n still with bootleFgIng intent.
The National Prohibition Act au-
thorues the manufacture and sale on and
after January sixteenth of non-bVefaH
alcohol for scientific and sacramento
purposes, for 'ts lse in certain alcohoiie
preparations for which there y a legitITnat'
demand.
The bureau ~ now engaged 10 The
preparation Of regulations governing II"
Manufacture and sale Il such alcoholic
preparat ions which the act proyI,ies shat.
be unfit for beverage purpose. ~"
word "unft' vas carefully chosen tn
meet the requirements II the law. Ihe
words incapable Of bong used jor hev-
erage purposes were under consideration
a. appl ed to favoring extract il both
committees Of Cor gross, but Eorf stricken
from the bill as enacted
Engaged in :ht lse and manufacture
Of alcohol for aon-bcveFago purpr4ts
arc many industries, and In Jua'ics -
these the bureau IL giving careful con
sidcratIOn TO the requirement ot tins
branch of tradp Proprietary medicines,
hair tnnics and barber supplies, fIayorirg
extracts and syrups all haze thrlr legi'l-
rnatr usng. and in the enforcement 0f the
prohibition laws i. IS not thr Intention ol
tic Bureau Of Internal Reverue - ua-
roae upon the manufacturer n suca
preparations n hardship
During the week of December ! tl"ro
was hold in Was rgton = SERIES RI cor
fcvcncps between bureau officials arG
reDreson taFives of these induqtrcs from
III parts ~ the United States linani-
nous assurances RI co-opsration IN thn
cnf9r crnent Of the prohibition laws we're
given. and in return the bureau officials
stated that IN the drafting of the rrgula-
tions governing the use Of alcohol fcv
non-bevcrage purposes. first considera-
tion will be given manufacturers and
dispensers thereof
RECEIVED PROTECT.
Or. A b. Adams, bead of the Bureau
Of Technology Of the Internal Revenue
recently received = protest from a horneo-
pathic physician against he clause "
the regulations regarding var time manu-
factura and sale which limits the amount
of liquor 4 physlclau may obtain T. t~l
quarts q year, unless bond Is gwen lol
= larger amount. Aany homeopathic
doctors, the protestant declared are then
own pharmacists, and whilc alcoholic
stiTnulaut s administer 4 by 'he homeo.
pathic srhDol only ID drors. the amouFt
allowed BIZ The !aw IL not sI'Fclent N
meet the needs ol their patients Fivr
gallons q year. be said. was the minimum
required BY him Dr. adams repiind
that while this physician might need
only FIVE gallons, another physician with
larger practice might need ten gallons
and . limit must Re- placed s9-cwhrrr
The following request, Dr. Adams sai4
vas received from z doctor in the middle
west. Must have five gallons Of alcohol
and five gallons Of whlskey. send the
whlskey right away.
A dentist has sdvised the bureau that