Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-13
CAN'T HOLD LIQUOR
XECEPT IN RESIDENCE
Government to Declare Warehouse
Storing Drinks Nuisances
and Seize Stock.

Washington, Jan. l3-Pcrsons who
have stored quantities of liquor for
personal use only in storage ware
HORSES. safe deposit vaults and other
convenient places outside of their homes,
we're hard hit yesterday when The bureau
VI internal revenue issued an order to
the effect that such liquor must he
moved Ia the private residence of the
owner not later than January Il.
There is one alternative left open to
r>ersors who are unable 10 move the
hq OF from storage to their homes by
Friday next, and that carries but little
consolation. Until January - permits
may ~. ohiaincd to s.ll the liquor which
remains IN storaiec after january Il for
tpnlhnVerage purpo~cs.
Ire proi,i.tl Of the man with a small
apartment and airec stock of liqJor IN
= ytorat' NHr horse presents Il situation
rlt.h has both - humorous sad pa
,.ttEIs -itI". arcnrdiuE tn the viewpoint
tHh"u. Y ANY rHir the regulation IS
lad hr Commissioner Roper are linaI
ard he Government intend, 10 declare
Warehouses in vblch lhe liquor Is found
p..ll. ulisancr~ and q seize the liz, Tor
Il t)t r,buiatioas are violated
The rm iiqdor N this instance
covers 'acr- and wines as we'll as Tho
lsy.rag containing a higher percent
~ - a!cohoi The regulations do not
aws!1 81 ,ol,rsc, Ia Government bonded
vsr hop~es over winch the Government
h3~ suprIvieion
-sixurc~ are to begin February | Per-
sors who arc affected hy the regulations
issued to-day havc but four days in which
g. net it they intend 10 save their stocks
lald away in public warehouses. for fli-
t1irc li-c Persons who haven't room ~
the ~ apartments or houses to acrolnmo-
date heir sto,ks apparently are lost hc-
You'd hope
Regulations issued today cover d NUM-
lar 81 points concerning the llquor qllcS-
tions. many Of which were treated at
somc length IN fhr New York Times
YESTERDAY Here IS the summary Of the
ts.tlatlnns rs issued ly The Bureau cf
Internal Revenue:
Persons having i'll storage ware
houses. safe deposit vaults, and other
places legally acquired Intoxicating hd-
Hor- tor beverage purposes must re-
move such liquors e their private dwell
huc- on or before Januarv VI. 1920,
under i ruling issued hv the Bureau of
Internal Revenue
Legally acquired liquor' IL liquor
sought prior tn July /, 1910
"lf liquors are found III storage ware
anu~cS ~ other places except private
dwellings, and Government bonded ware
houses after February 1, 1920, ana report
II ITS possession has not been made to
Az Bureau of Internal Revenue. such
liquors will be subject to seizure and the
places where they arc stored may be de-
.larcd public and common nuisance.
PropTictnrs of storage places where
tqiIor IS held subject to the orders of
.wncTs are required ~ mako report of
such iiQuor on or before january II. 1920.
Failure of the owner himself. to rcpor; ii.
nevertheless, Will subject such liquor to
seizure.
Hotels holding liquor for service IL
their guests or for beverage purposes in
Of the ban beng lifted.
cannot possess such liquor on and after
January Il, 1920, but may make apphca-
tion and obtain permit to sell il for non
beverage purposes. IN which event bond |
must be filed Report Of such liquor must |
ac made on or before january ~. 1920
IL person has moro than one dwelling |
he may possess liquor IN each honafdc /
eSldenco, although occupied 1t different |
imcs.
II a person changes his dwelling he may |
remove his liquor under special permit "a |
transport with other household effects to |
lis new residence, providing such transfer !
IS not IN conflict with State Laws Resi- |
dents II apartment houses. hotels or board |
ing houses may keep legally acquired |
lIQuor either III their rooms or in lockers |
over which they have complete and cx-
elusive control such liquors may not |
nc consumed, however. til the dining room
in any portion of the building except /
hr rooms Of The owner The same al- /
90auecs and restrictions apply to members /
# club house whose bona fdc private /
Ivellng IS within tho club
P,r> rs possessing legally acquired /
liquor b their private dwelling Tor the use
j themselves, thcir families and bona fide
-aestS are net required to report such
ia IaTs
Owners desiring to dispose Of intoxi-
'a.lag liquors which are held IN storage
warehouses should apply t. tic Collector |
j Internal Revenue or the Federal Pro-
uIl'ian Director q tho district and State
Il which the warehouses are located. for
permits to sell Tor non-bevcraCe purposes.
such permits must he obtained on or
before January p, 1926"