Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-29
BY W. s MANN

tcopyright 1920, by The Washing
ton Starl
WASHINGTON. June 29:-After
one wear of national prohibition.
which will have been the law of the
land for that period at midnight
June 80, officials OF the bureau of
internal revenue, charged with the
enforcement of the federal statutes
against intoxicants, express them-
selves as encouraged by the manner
In which the citizenship OF the
country has observed the law. and
confident that the second year OF
aridity will mark the disappearance
of the moist spots now on the mar
OF the United states.
For a greater part of the time
oa.y wartime" prohibition was the
law and its enforcement was not
attempted as rigidly as has been the
case since January 16, last, when
constitutional prohibition went into
effect. The merging of one dry
period into another when there a
been wide expectation OF a Wet
hiatus was in a large re-
sponsible for the fact that the ad-
vent of constitutional prohibition
found some 60, 000.0 00 gallons of
whiskey in bond in this country,
and this supply today is the bug
bear that gives a nightmare TO Pro-
hibition Agent Kramer and his fed
eral agents.
Although this great supply, much
of il in isolated warehouses, Is
guarded as well as their forces Will
allow and legitimate withdrawals
are watched closely, still enough OF
it finds its way into improper nanus
to cause grave concern, but the pu-
reau of internal revenue is working
out a more rigid system to control
the withdrawal of bonded liquor for
medicinal purposes, q channel wnlcn
within the last six months mas re-
leased a large amount of mtoxicants
not consumed in compliance with
the law.
IT has been found that where the
population is essentially American.
where the history and traditions OF
this country are known and under-
stood. small effort is required to en-
force the prohibition laws. But
where a large foreign element IS
found to whom the word America
carries no sentimental appeal. there
is much difficulty frequently in STOP
ping the sale of liquor. An excep-
ton Is in the "moonsh1ne" districts
of the south, but even there the fed
eral agents have noted a marked
change in the last year, and the
moonshiner is losing cast among his
own people, since the manufacture
of whiskey has become a matter OF
plain law violation and not merely
one of paying revenue.
When congress meets again IL IS
probable that a measure will be IN
PRODUCED to cover points now at Is
sue which are not met in the VOL
stead act. In the first place no pro-
vision has been made for the dis
posal of liquor that forms part OF
an estate at the owners death, or
for its transportation to the home
OF the . heir or heirs. High legal
authorities are of the opinion that
where the owner died intestate the
liquor cannot rightfully be withheld
from the heirs at law, but they ad-
init that under the law there is
grave doubt of the right of the own
to make disposition of his wet
goods by will. i
Another question is h right OF
to prescribe malt, liquors
wines in amounts that would be
of benefit to patients. At present
is a feeling that they are
bound by the rule governing distill-
liquors which may not be pre-
scribed in amounts to exceed one
pint every ten days. Such a small
amount of malt or vinous liquors Isl