Evening star., 1920-01-18
demon RUM DIES
HARD IN NEW York.;
NEAR BEER IS NEXT
Seizures and Raiding of Stills
Mark Prohibitions Advent
in Nation.
By The Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
/ NEW YORK. January 17.-Demon
rum died hard in New York today.
| but he died, and even his distant
relative. near beer. will be no more
in this state after January 81, &C
! cording to an announcement today
by Deputy Excise Commissioner D.
! Harry Ralston-
! vision had been made for licensing
| alcoholic drinks of any kind after
| this month, and that unless the leSis-
lature ruShes through a new measure
beer and light wines will have to
| shut up shop.
License Expires January 81.
THE last legislature" said Mr..
Ralston, passed measure provid-
| ing a liquor license for four months,
instead of year, which ends Janu-
airy 81. When that ceases there is
| in the state
The state law defines liquor as
| including all distilled and rectified
/ spirits, fermented wine and malt de-
| coctions. without a license there can
| be no sales of near beer or anything
else which carries the slightest per-
centage of alcohol. and the only rem
| edy will be for the legislature to pass
| a new law embracing the licensing of
these drinks"
/ SOl Iduicl L. Ter, SupcINISo1 vi
| internal revenue agents for the New
York district, made it lain today that
York district, made it plain today that
| Sahara He emphasized this point by
lining up $50 applicants for appoint
ment as federal agents to run down
| liquor.
500 Cases Seized.
Having done this. he had 500 cases
of whisky which ''just missed" export
seized and piled high in front of the
lcustomhouse. He had IL warrants
issued in connection with the seizure.
limiting that he thought the liquor
was never intended for a long voyage
overseas, and that it was taken from
bonded warehouses for sale right here
in the United States Of America.
But 100000 worth of liquor did
leave this port today. 1t left on the
freighter Yarmouth for Havana, and
the cases were loaded so hastily that
the craft put to sea listing to star
board like a drunken sailor.
One tragedy marked the exit of de-
had been deprived of his liquor, Fritz
Kloster committed suicide by inhal-
ing gas.
Frisco Has Big LEFTOVER.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 1.-THE
coming of constitutional prohibition
has left 100000 gallons of whisky
and 100000 gallons of wine to be
disposed of by the internal revenue
office here, according to an announce
ment from the Office today. The final
disposition of the liquor still is to be
determined upon, but it was believed
by revenue executives it would be
distributed among hospitals and char
liable institutions.
Bill to Legnlize 4 Per Cent.
NEWARK, N. j., January IA bill
designed to legalize the sale OF nom
beverage liquors of per cent al
coholic content will be introduced in
the state legislature next Tuesday
after the inaugural of Gov.-elect
Edward l. Edwards, it was an
nounced today by State Senator Alex
ander Simpson. He said the measure
has the approval of Mr.. Edwards.
Four Stills Raided.
CHICAGO. January 16.-Four stills,
two in Detroit and two in Hammond,
Ind, were raided, and two men driv-
ing motor trucks loaded with whisky
were arrested in Peoria today in the
governments crusade against vio-
lators Of the constitutional prohibi-
tion amendment in the Chicago dis
trict.
Reports of the raids and arrests
were received by Maj. A. V. Dalrym-
pie, head of the central west prohi-
bition forces.
The stills raided," he said. were
operating on a major scale. At one
place forty gallons Of fresh manu-
featured brandy was taken by fed
eral authorities"