The New York herald., 1920-01-16
BROADWAY ONLY TUNES UP"
FOR LAST WET NIGHT BEFORE
NATIONAL PROHIBITION

Warehouse or place OF deposit must make
a full report of all such liquors or wines.
"Persons who have Intoxicating
liquors In their private dwellings, foe
personal consumption of their families
and bona nde guests, when entertained
by them therein, nre not required to
make q report.
"The term private dwelling is con-
strued TO include the room or rooms used
and occupied not transiently, but solely
as a residence in an apartment house,
hotel club or boarding house
i Heavy Penalties Provided.
Distilled spirits in distillery bonded
warehouses. general bonded warehouses.
special bonded warehouses, liquors In
customs bonded warehouses. and wines at
bonded wineries and in bonded store
rooms are not required to be reported.
Heavy penalties are pr cribed for failure
to make a report or Tor making false
report, and any liquor required to be re-
ported and which is not included in the
! inventory and report is subject TO seiz-
ure."
Hugh Fox, secretary OF the United
States Brewers Association, In behalf of
the "wets,' and William H. Anderson.
State Superintendent of the Ant-Saloon
League. of New York. speaking for the
prohibition cohorts, each had much to say
yesterday Mr. Fox emphasized the fact
that two main points of attack upon the
Eighteenth Amendment still remain to be
made by the anti-prohibtion forces.
| The United States Supreme Court VIII
ladjudicate them" he said. They are
first, whether Congress has the right 10
define an Intoxicating beverage, and, Sec
ond decision upon the scope and mean
ing OF the provision that Congress and
the several States shall have concurrent
power to pass appropriate legislation for
enforce ment.
"If the Supreme Court finally should up
hold the right of Congress to establish
a definition of one-half of one per cent
for the purpose of enforcing national pro-
|hibition and decide that the States have
no power in the matter, the effect would
! be to put cider and many so-cailed sort
drinks under the ban.
! Meanwhile the enforcement measure.
which is now known as the National Pro-
hibiton act. will, il sustained by the
courts, deprive accused persons OF trial
by jury and make them prove their IN
nocence. No physician will be able to pre-
scribe alcohol in any form without SUBJ
hitting to vexatious regulations. which
will take so much time and trouble that
busy doctor could not afford to be
bothered with them
I VIII Stop Cider Making.
Mr.. Fox predicted that regulations to
carry out the provisions of the act would
prohibit the selling of appliances for home
brewing or distilling and that 1T is even
doubtful IL the farmer will be able to
turn his own apples into cider. his own
grapes into wine or his small fruits Into
cordials" He contended that the federal
amendment specifically prohibits in
toxicating beverages" and this was rati-
fled by the States with the understand
ing that II meant intoxicating liquors and
, nothing else.
II Mr Anderson, who was m state of
exalted enthusiasm yesterday, formulated
his emotions thus
mo more falling off tho water wagon.
. No further making and breaking OF
pledges. No broken resolutions never to
taste another drop. Those who said. L am
against local option and do not believe
: State prohibition is effective, but If you
] can ever abolish II altogether I am With
:. you, are now in the great majority.
Results of Prohibition.
Mr. Anderson in an interview, further
expressed his views concerning some OF
the things he thinks have been accom-
r plished already by prohibition.
Five years ago." he said. "on zero
, cold night, 1000 or more men applied to
the Bowery Mission for lodging. So far
this winter less than dozen have ap-
' peared on any cold night. The Municipal
Lodging House, with a capacity Of 9iS, on
. a~NSO't-1Ne
many as 100 persons. Ordinarily it would
: be crowded.
I'VE are getting curious reports from all
parts of the country. For instance. Harry
A. Winkle. known as Dad for twenty
six years the keeper OF the Phiiadeiphia
> Morgue, says:-'Prohibition has most nigh
: closed us up. We had as many bodies in
two weeks In 1918 as we had altogether
: in 1919 Sixty per cent OF them came here
, through booze Some OF them were wood
alcohol victims. The daily average has
been close to fifty per cent OF what was
, normal before prohibition.
THE Yorkville Police Court In New
: York. on Christmas Day. had only two
/, drunks as compared with twenty-six the
preceding Christmas. st. Lawrence coun-
: ty UP State, was going to spend SiVVVo
|. for a Jail extension two years ago be-
cause of the number of offenders. This
county covers $500 square miles, almost
: as big as Rhode Island. The supervisors
said wait when an effort was made to
bond the county, the voters decided to
outlaw booze and today the Jail Is re-
ported virtually empty of inmates.
Camden, New Jerseys famous work
house or paper pickery,' where the
drunks were sent to sort over paper Tor
baling and which did business aggregat-
ing $4,000 at last accounts had only -FOUR
prisoners The Chicago bridewelr or
workhouse population Is said recently 70
have dWtndled TO almost noIIlinS. Tvs
. burg Pa, shows one Of the best RECORDS.
ninety per cent fewer cases oil Jags.
7 arrests reduced one-half and minimum
, Of cases OF alcoholism being reported
from the hospitals.
Says Tsmmany Aided "Drys%
When Mr.. Anderson was asked how the
prohibitionists managed TO get New York
State he replied
The miracle was accomplished unuit-
tingly by the liquor interests and Taui-
many. Tammany put into its platform In
1918 an anti-prohibition plank and tried to
carry the Legislature. The Republican
candidates. generally. declared for ratifi-
cation and were elected. Because Tam
many had made il party matter the Re-
publicans did likewise. Tammany chiefly
was interested in electing Governor and
did elect Governor. but the 'drys' won the
Legislature because they knew ratifica-
| ltion would be up to the Assembly and
Senate and that II would not go to the
n Governor for signature. The election gave
y US four-fifths OF the representatives IN
both Houses committed TO prohibition. We
simply beat the Tammany vets at their
own game. Two-thirds OF New York state
already was dry by local option
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