Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-10

Revives Hopes Elsewhere,
But Does Not Change
Reed Law Status.

Decision of the United States Su-
preme Court to the effect that intox-
1cants lawfully acquired may be held
by the owner in places outside Of
his home and may be transported to
his home has revived the hopes Of
the thirsty in New York and else
where, but legal authorities are of
the opinion that the ruling can make
little difference to Washington.
The. District of Columbia is still
bone dry under the special act that
went into effect November 1. 1917. and
the Reed amendment prohibiting the
shipment of liquor across a state
boundary into dry territory is still in
force. -' AZ
None Of the large clubs in or around
Washington. SO far as could be learn
60 To-Day, has considered Changing
the rigid rules which prevent mem.
Ders from being served with liquors
IN the clubhouses. and the manage
ment OF the several clubs just out
side OF Washington are inclined to
wait until the bureau of internal rev
enue has issued new regulations that
conform to the law as interurefad Nv
the Supreme Court. -
WIN Not Return Locker sy.t.r
Matthew A. Cram. who TODAY mn.
sumed the duties Of deputy commits
sioner Of internal revenue, at orca 4.
gan making efforts to get q certinAd
copy OF the decision which the leeaI ~.
perts Of the bureau could study to sae
to what extent 1t affects the r..,,,o-
tions now in force. Pending sa,ch .
study Mr. Cram would not discuss the
probable eject of the decision
fronDltton Commissioner Kramer is
now In Ohio and will not RETURN 70
washington until Friday evening. Other
omcaIS. e however, are Of the opinion that
the ruling will not have a far-reachinr
eject on regulations against the use of
1ntoxicants. and that it will in no sense
permit the re-establishment of the locker
system at clubs and restaurants. There
is some discussion as to whether II
means that the bona fide owner Of LIQUOR
may remove 1t from bonded warehouses
or only from storage houses where II
may be in keeping.
rhe Supreme Court decision, in the
pinlon OF several government ofH-
Gals, expressed Informally, will af-
tect t paragraph in the bureau Of in
ternal revenue regulations, Issued
January IL last. which read:
PERSONS having in storage ware
houses. safe deposit vaults and other
places legally acquired Intoxicating
nquor Tor beverage purposes must
noHe such liquors to their private
1920" H.
Liquor FOUND in storage warehouses
aIter that date was supposed to be
subject to seizure, and it is with that
ruling that the Supreme Court takes
Makes Enforcement Harder.
Wayne B. Wheeler. general counse1
OF the Anti-Saloon League, has issued
a statement in which he saws the
Supreme Courts finding will not give
the relief to the thirsty that manv
have hoped for.
1T will make it more difficult, of
course, to enforce the law" said the
statement, but there are several,
ways left to reach the person who
has such liquors for personal use and
transports them for an Illegal pur-
pose. Section of the Volstead act
says; No one shall = trans
port any liquor without first
obtaining a permit from the commis-
sioner SO to do Certain exceptions
are named, but the one in Question
is not included. If the owner of the
liquor sells or transports it Illegally
it may all be seized.
'"rhe Volstead act prohibits the
transportation of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes. Section 33
made the possession of any LIQUOR
without permit after February /,
1920. prima facie evidence Of the vio-
lation of the law outside of the bona
fide residence, and placed the burden
of proof upon the person possessing
such liquor in his residence to prove
that it was lawfully acquired, pos
SaSSad and nSad