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

Honor. and the ban will have TO be
lifted some time, " Rcnault explained.
Il hope vour anticipation Will
be realized You are excused,
Judge. Dixie replied.
Rcnault left the court room Just
m timc to receive the extra editions
stating that the act had been held
constitutional.
New York, Dec I6.-The decision OF
the Supreme Court Yesterday uphoidlng
the wartime prohibition law WAS received
with dismay III the ranks of the dIstIlcrs,
WINE dealers and hotel owners of New
York Who have immense stocks Of hquor
on hand LAWYERS active III tire attack
on prohibition voiced their dlsapPoInt-
Tncnt n the decision
|, was intimated that civil action
against the government might be the
next step in the fght OF the vets.
An else failing. the dIstliers plan to seek
compcnsation Tor the loss ot their stocks
On hand wlach arc valued atS300Ou0, 600.
In fhr action the government VIII be
acrusnd of coultscItng tins immense
supply OF liquor
Itbnurh thc decision pf the Supreme
Court held that there was no con,Sca-
tIan because, the ljqnor On hand could hc
: trlI, oniv Theoretically W hlic there
Is no har Ia the export 81 distilled liquors
ap to january IT. when prohibition by
constitutional amendment goes into effect,
n p.S said that there was M demand tor
American distilled liquor uhruad- Even
f th.r,. ucrc such demand i would hc
upt,a-srh tx, a. make sales because 81 tie
rNchancc SITUATION and the credit system
b.th "a wlnca hamper trade between the
nItyd states and Eurupc
Mt onv does Tie icri>ion virtually
.,,ftts.,atc SS0aO00 Ou0 worth 0f hquor,
+ L asserted, hilt also Wtaho!ds from
-.., government taxes aEgrc1at'ng sou
tEUtNR
Tho hotelS ~ New Nork arc SAID e
a.,, .r hand So Onn OO0 worth Of liquor
T1, NJ Boomer hotrlt. including The
64.,iarf and NicNpia. hale Sl21, 0ou
f. ..el ,n Equor the NncAerbockcT
5aoaa. ,rI thc s1ndl.atc controlling
bUfnere Manhattan and othcr
r,- Srau nlN
tI .5vanc. preparations fad beer
.4.Ic ly thc -aiagnS aotcl-, ami vin
r. to scfl ltquar directly I'll" Conr
i,t-l,n wa- announced IS iavorah.'
.r,l.uihS arg, vine AoI~cs have book I,
r...- l-.l., delivery when lcga.ik
--hh Th dealers shelves w,rc
#e hIt '7ath- wtrc ready ~ daNi.
warehouses aud pans had been
. l, rXt,,ilt, the details connected
4.ta iha Il lease from bond II thr spirits
IT -,:p- sald that one effect q the dcclsion
o,aIl hl 70 send the pT'ccS UP as there
+ In - no stcsdylnE lniiGcncc once y
t,.aae Known that the large stocks GA
t...t, -.d NIT be thrown nE hn market
. 1anking circles are little affected
- { - IN
u4r. me prohibition constitutional.
r ln INC year there were some large
tt- outstanding on warehouse receipts,
3. practically al wcro lqa!atcd several
..ta tca III soEn0 Other sections ~
,t,r, banks st,t' haze such loans
s4- i CCuaraay believed ihai the
.t large
N ,ae Q.t- had rot entirely lost
~ ,.utlrr.I~ru + II BGckucT q the
6. - Rar CLARK E3akn,I \ low
Wfa h.v. .r0 ta. regal forces Of The
a,s1..-,3 L Sd rested with the
a.5 ~el.t' whether NNcrcars~
a-ee =, ?. - taste r.l ..guor
tr Stnat. raan.~ '.e peace treaty
JANUARY - when .no constitu-
:. auenduarf becomes elective, and
'r.~iI.r- u,a.,!stt ~-.los p-ocla-
- .u Ge,'a9n- aar md va-''ric pro
s.tar +, s. rr. ia,. /. VII b, vel,
- rarr 4, Egcte,r
"a, stp Ii, hardest .par ,to taal-
4,I- Fl -4ls.,..-A,-.,, = .ra fh,ir vilt.-
atroucI a-~Iet4u's wba had been pre-
parnE - T,aS~ tie } luc'1d'- with safes
~ pr.redeufcl Moor trucks werc al
i.rel s.p aVa}t1.g 81. >iEu4i ior dash
~ tAe ware nous. ana = 'Ira. advert -lslng
= rc~s and pamphlets had rolled from
many . printing pr.Ss All ihai Vas lack
nc vs. immunity from Tie Lass
Iu this connection Assistant Federal
f3.-trict Attorney Matthews ii charge
. prosecution ai offenders against the
las N tins district, sald tut-c i likely
- j.. ~ acr,l,ratlau ot trlal, OF some 300
Offenders already arrested for illegal sale
of h0uar aud 6 dccr,asc IA the number
81 arr,sL < oi rev offenders