Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-28
PROHIBITION ACT.
HAS CLAWS; OTTAWA.
TO OBEY THE LAW
DRAM SHOP OWNERS SAY THEY
COULDN'T CHEAT IF THEY
WANTED TO-FlNES HEAVY
AND IMPRISONMENT PROVIDED.

Despite President Wilson's veto
things are shaping up at Washington
so as to indicate an early overrul-
ing of the chief executives displeas-
IRE at the so-called wartime prohib.-
ton. by 10th houses OF congress
Yesterday the representatives, by ii
majority with plenty to spare voted
down the veto and passed the dry
enforcement act over Mr. WILSON
head. As the senate is even more
secure in its dryness. il only remains
for that body to meet and vote, tn
nullify any action the President may
take in trying to fores:all further
Saharaing of the u. 5. under the
emergency preteXt.
When the prohibition law goes INTO
effect with its CLAWS all spread ont
to dis deep into the hides of those VINO
defy the mandates contained IN tha
enforcement clauses the man who
takes chance by selling a drink
with more than one-half of one p"r
cent alcoholic content, may find hint
self liable to fine of from 800 70
$4,000 with the possibilities of sen.
tonce of from thirty days to two
wears in prison, to boot
There are q number of warnings in
the new law that a man who makes
his own liquor" will do we'll to pur
sue General deputy Collector Arthur
Barry has set forth few points in
the new law.
infractions Of the Law.
Make or sell wine, beer. gin whisk-
ey. ale, rum. brandy and porter,
Transport any beverage containing
one half of one per cent alcoholic con.
tent.
store any such liquor in room or
rooms in hotel, lodging house or any
building part of which is used for
q business purposes.
Get a doctors prescription calling
n for more than pint of liquor. or
oftener than ten days.
y Accept or receive consignment OF
liquor.
Advertise, manufacture, sell or pos
sess for sale any utenSil, cOntrivance,
machine. preparation, compound tab,
let. substance, formula, directions or
recipe advertised designed or intend
ed for use in the unlawful manufacture
of intoxicating liquor.
Transport intoxicating liquor in any
wagon, buggy automobile, water or
aircraft or other vehicle.
What You Can Do
Manufacture, buy. sell or store beer,
ale or porter containing less than
one-half of one per cent alcohol, by
volume. provided that they are called
by some other name than beer, ale
or porter.
Manufacture. buy. sell or store wine
containing less than half per cent al
Coho
Manufacture. buy. sell and store
sweet cider and vinegar.
Manufacture liquor for non-bever-
age purposes and wine for sacramento
al purposes after having applied for
and received permit from commits
sioner of internal revenue.
Get permit to make and sell patent
medicines and avorng extracts con
IdlulHS dlCOuOl,
Distribute wine for sacramento
purposes or like religious rites.
Industrial plants may receive per
mits to manufacture and sell alco
hol to be used exclusively for other
than beverage purposes
No search warrant shall be issued
in search of any private dwelling oc
cupied as such unless it is being used
for the unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquor. or unless it is in part used for
some business purpose, such as store
shop, saloon, restaurant, hotel or
boarding house,
To Obey Law Here.
Ottawa saloonkeepers long since
have been living pretty close to the
letter Of the agriculture bill and are
determined to carry on" in their
good work 1t is unanimously agreed
among local dram shop keepers tha
they couldn't cheat if they wanted to-
as the source of supply has been en-
tirely cut off leaving them without
any stores of prohibiteds either in
their easements or warehouses.
One saloonman ventured an asser
ton today that he would wager there
weren't five gallons of whiskey in the
saloons of Ottawa, If all the carry
over was combined into one bottle
Private homes, he said were pretty
well stocked but as for the saloon
booze was practically an unknown
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