Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-15
Federal Law Enforcement
Heads Not to Make
Selves Obnoxious.
NO INVASION OF
HOMES OR CLUBS
Respectable Hotels Arc to Be Immune
From Search and Seizure and Hip
Pockets OF Sober Men Will Not Be
Frisked-Two Hundred Agents to
Take Ficid In Middle West Saturday
Morning. F

ttDooI bOosJ ~ NSS
Howard. director OF federal prohibi-
tion In Illinois. that enforcement of
the eighteenth amendment. effective
ut midnight tomorrow night would be
'based on reasonableness. and carried
out by reasonable and slow working
authorities.
Captain Howard and Maj. A. v.
Dalrymple, general prohibition agent
OF the Chicago district. announced
there would be mo invasion OF homes
nor raiding of respectable hotels ana
clubs and no frisking for hip liquor"
Except where flagrant violations are
shown warnings will take the place OF
arrest. More than 500 federal agents
will take tho field tomorrow to put
the lid on in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Michigan.
Reason TO Rule Actions.
The man picked TO nail down the
federal lid and keep it airtight is GER
tain that he would knock down the
first man, whether officer or self -ap-
pointed investigator. who triod to
search his pockets or his suit case.
Rules have been drilled into more
than 200 federal sleuths every day this
week.
They will take their posts quietly
at O'Clock Saturday mornins and see
that the manufactuEe and sale Of
liuuor In six middle west states 10
halted.
"Eyery one seems hysterical about
the final mailing down OF the lid ex-
cept the goats OF the proposition,
said Captain Howard. "We do not in
terd to become hystertcal.
ut ,s too late for discussion OF this
law. Il simply is UP to the people OF
the United States to rally to the sup
port OF the United States, and in Chi
cago we are going to work Just tke
regular human beings tackling huge
and thankless task which must be ac-
complished.
"Homs the Only oasis"
."I'he law says liquor can not be
manufactured, sold. or kept for con-
sumption in any place other than the
: bona fide home.
Men can not keep or enjoy hqucr
in their clubs or In hotels unless the
club or hotel Is an actual home TO
them. II they really mako their
homes In the places mentioned, they
can. enjoy individual freedom there.
'we're not after respectable clubs
or hotels. They are incidental and will
be warned, rather than prosecuted,
while all of us worl, out details and in
terpretations Of the law.
"WllI Come Half Way.~
"Tho law says you can't transport
liduor. That makes hip flasks, travel
Ing bags, automobiles. and hollow
canes taboo, but we are willing ia
meet owners of private stock more
than half way to help them honestly
save their property by taking It to
their homes II it was purchased prior
TO July /. Otharwise we'll wish to
know whore Il came from.
"But ere going after the bootleg
gers and the booze sellers hard. That's
tho whole story"
No Pink Tea Affalr.
"The prohibition amendment ~ no
pink tea affair" said Maor Dalrym.
pie after giving final Instructions to
his deputies. '"We mean to enforce 1t
reasonably. that's all"
1T will take six years thoroughly to
work out this enforcement" declared
II. M. Gaylord. assistant prohibition
commissioner. Eve all have a lot TO
learn before It Is a SUCCESS" $50
Meantime Chicago prepared for It's
last wake" From state and oity
police circles came the whisper that
the hip liqdor celebration can go for
ward as peacefully as did the one on
New Years eve. The police anticipate
q final drain on private stocks.
Scores OF anxious liquor owners
were given the "tip" to move their
liquor quietly to the safety Of their
homes, with the knowledge that At
torney Genral Brundage and his /aids
are reasonable" persons.