Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-16
DRY AMENDMENT
EFFECTIVE AF TER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
Constitutional Prohibition Ends
Long Struggle; Effects Of
Closing Saloons Already
Recognized as Beneficial.

New York, Jan. Enforcement
of nation wide prohibition which be-
comes the law of the land tomorrow
will not begin until 1901 a. m. on
January IL, it was announced here
today AT the office of Colonel Daniel
J.. Porter of the United States inter-
nal revenue service.
After that hour" it was said, mot
a barrel of Intoxicating liquor, case
of wine or keg of beer can he legally
manufactured, sold or transported
for beverage purposes anywhere in
the United States, its territories or in
sular possessions"
There will be no searching of homes
or confiscation of intoxicants, the
federal authorities declare, the law
providing for seizure only in event
that liquors are sold or in case a
home is clearly shown to be pub
lie resorts. Possession of private still
by means of which whisky may be
made. however, is held to be unlawful.
A certain amount of "bootlegging' is
expected to be carried on for some
time, local officials say, but every ef-
fort of the government will be eX-
erted TO discourage violations.
VIII Educate the Public.
While il has been announced that
the "drys" are to raise n fund of
50,000,000 TO continue their fight,
prohibition leaders here say most Of
the money will be used in educating"
the public as To the injurious effects
Of alcohol They intimate that they
win take no radical steps but that
federation and patience will he eX-
ercsed toward any man who is honest
on the question and who believes that
intoxicating drink Is necessary to his
well being"
Cider mills and grape juice plants,
meanwhile, have been working over
time of late in New York state, 1t was
said, and the price of apples and grape
fruit has been affected by an in
creased demand Fermented sacra-
mental wine for exclusively religious
purposes will be manufactured and
sold as usual but with new federal
restrictions. Sale of hard cider and
grape juice with a "kick' in them, of
course are now taboo.
Latest internal revenue statistics
show that the constitutional dry
amendment puts out of business, or
compels change to other forms of
industry, of 236 distillerieS 1902
hreweries and 177,790 saloons and
other places selling intoXicants in the
continental United States
The Ditty Not Applicable.
The familiar ditty:
There, little Barroom, don't you cry
You'll be drugstore, bye and bye!'
has not proved true, at least in New
York. Most saloons, the owners of
which have decided to remain in busi-
ness, have been transformed into
restaurants or candy stores
Distilleries, elsewhere, it is said, are
being utilized for making denatured
alcohol for fuel, for use in the me-
chanical arts and for other legal pur-
poses Some are now creameries and
cheese factories
BreWerles, In many cases, according
to reports, have been turned into malt !
sugar factories, automobile works, !
meat packing and cold storage, and |
fruit and vegetable dehydrating or
evaporating plants Many employees
of distilleries and breweries thus are
retained at their old places, but at |
new tasks. An army of bartenders, II |
is said has obtained jobs at soda |
"humanizing' the nut sundae busi- |
ness
Good Effects Shown.
Some of the things prohibition is |
alleged already to have done TO the |
metropolis and other parts of the ma
tion We're pointed out here today by |
William r. Anderson, superintendent |
of the Anti-Saloon League, and others.
Mr.. Anderson said: Five years ago,
on a zero weather night, 1000 or more
men applied to the Rowery mission
for lodging. SO far this winter less
than a dozen have appeared on any
cold night. The municipal lodging
house, with capacity of 9lS, on not
one night in December sheltered as
many as 100 persons Ordinarily il
would be crowded.