Evening journal., 1920-01-10
when THEL LONG
DRQ!UTH comes
Preparations Are Proceeding
Under Uncle Sans
Laws
NO HOPE OF
LIFTING THE BAN

only six more days, including today,
and the long drouth will be here.
Preparations are proceeding rapidly
for starting the machinery on Satur-
day next, January II, for putting the
dry enforcement act into effect. There
was hope OF lifting Of the ban until
President Wilson declared in his let
ter read on Thursday nigh5 at the
Jackson Day dinner in Washington
that the peace treaty as agreed upon
at the Paris conference, II not rati-
fled by the Senate, should be an issue
in the political campaign this year
This letter was interpreted as meaning
that the President Will not accept the
mild reservations as COMPROMISES.
Even II the treaty as prepared should
be ratified there must be action on the
treaty with Austria and this treaty has
not even been submitted 10 the Sanate.
70 IS contended by lawyers that there
Is clause in the treaty declaring
peace 10 have been officially proclaim
cd when three leading signatory pow
ers shall have decreed the war 20 be
1t an end. Such "a declaration will
take place on Monday without partlci-
patton by the United States. 4 coun-
Ter contention that destrOyS hope that
acton by the other powers will pave
the way for a proclamation by the
President declaring the war at an end
Is that Attorney-General Palmer has
advised the President that he has no
authority Il issue the much-d sired
proclamation until The United Stat's
shall have accepted the treaty and
shall have officially declared peace.
Under the circumstances, over which
only the Pres dent and the Senate
have control, and they cannot or will
not agree on the treaty prior 20 sat
urlay next, WilmingtOnians are pre-
pairing for their long journey across
the Sahara. Here ere some OF The
preparations.
Club Lockers Open.
Boards Of governors OF social and
other clubs have ordered that all lock-
ers where intoXlcants have been stor-
ed. shall be thrown open.
Owners OF whiskey in bond are eX-
porting it as rapidly as tonnage can be
secured.
The fortunate owners OF bottles Of
liquor now In clubs and IN offices are
carrying the wet goods" TO their
homes.
As a preliminary warning 20 those
who have tried TO quench their thirst
by potatlOns Of cider. Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector Graham has ruled
that the manufacture Of cider for beve-
rage purposes viii be Illegal after
January i6, when constitutional pro-
hibtion becomes effective.
Homemade wines and brandies are
also under the ban. for, with hard"
cider they man at some time before
being swallowed generate more than
The legal one-hah Of per cent. OF
alcohol.
This means that the country dwell |
ers who make cider and let it accumu- !
late a kick" cannot do so. after Janu- ,
ary i6.
vinegar purposes unless the maker |
files a bond with the government that
the product Is 10 be converted into
vinegar and not used for any other /
purpose.
Deputy Collector Graham today gave
the following version Of the Volstead
act: The law provides that liquor
may be kept anywhere until January
~, the date when the national amend /
ment goes into effect. After that the !
only place In which II may be legally /
kept Is IN a mans own home. But the (
period between January ~ and Febru-1
ary 4 has been fixed as a period dur /
ing which this moving must be accom- /
plished. There viii be no seizing Of /,
liquor before the latter date, but the
law Is very clear I'm saying that after
February 1 II may not be legally kept |
anywhere except in a mans own
home"
But after the dry spell begins every
thing which involves moving liquor
from a mans dwelling will be cOnsid-
cred violation Of the law. The law
states that liquor may be kept by p~'-
vate individuals only in their DIVE l.
ings for their own noncommercial use
and fOrblds its transportation.
II will be unlawful for you TO carry
liquor in your hip pocket. That would
be transporting II, even If you carried
II only for your own refreshment
along the way.
When you take q trip you viii be
violating the law L you put a quart in
your suitcase.
You may dine your friends IN your
house and wine them as much as they
desire and the size Of your stock viii
permit but don't give them a quart or
two TO take home with them.
Don't take any liquor in your auto
mobile. Ia
Don't keep II in a drawer in your '
desk In your office. That is not your
dwelling. Il
Don't take II with you 10 cafe
after the theate. That is not your
dwelling. and besides you would have
to transport II to get it there.
II you belong 10 a club you must
take all the liquor you have in your
locker out and move Il TO your
dwelling II
II you live in the club permanently
you may keep liquor in your rooms. {
but not in your locker down IN the
basement. !
NATIONAL THEATRE S
Vaudeville today.-Adv.