Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
DRY LEADERS ACCEPT
pALMER'S BEER RULING
Wheeler Warns Brewers Ihat
volstead Enforcement Law
Nav be Amended.

wa.htnsto d. c.. March 1A-Pro-
,,,,,,o,,xt, have reached the sober SEC
ond thought stage I'm their consideration
of the Palmer decision which enables
nnx.,cian. 70 prescribe beer for medioi
,.i nurooses. John +. Kramer, Pro-
hth,,Sor commissioner. said that under
proper regulations, his enforcement
crew could easily control the manu-
facturs and distribution of beer. Wayne
u Wheeler said that il the trafiikers
in beer become too cocky" the Anti
saloon League will have Congress adopt
an amendment Ia the Volstead act un-
doing the Department of Justice deci-
sion
We are going to make the way OF
the fellow who tries 10 divert the beer
made under the decision TO beverage
purposes as thorny as possible de-
elared Nr Wheeler. IF he becomes
too troublesome we will get the mem
hers ~ the House and Senate in the 80
states that have prohibition codes bar
ring beer amend the law TO stop the
trsffic IN the other nine.
Our arst effort will be 10 get At
tornev General Daugherty 60 review the
pnlrl,r opinion If we fail in that we
wiz try 20 have the regulations govern
inc the manufacture and sale OF beer
- trained a. TO limit the use
Brewers cannot become millionaires
making beer under this ruling. | would
not advise insurance companies TO risk
much on them. In the first place. they
have to make the beer in separate
PLANTS. they cannot use near-beer fac
tories for IT, Then II the brewer vio-
lajes tho law. he will lose his permit
Tho seller and the doctor who pre-
scrhos IL will meen with like fate.
'But the decision stirs up commo-
tion that is what | dislike about IL.
However. we will be on guard and make
II troublesome for the brewer
DRY Leaders Accept
There Is not much 20 be said about
the beer decision" declared Mr.. Kramer.
The language is clear and the meaning
apparent. We expect TO be very careful
in forming regula and until we
have promulgated them nothing can be
dorc 20 make effective the opinion ~
tNe Attorney General.
our rules viii have 70 permit the
nanufacture ard sale Of beer for medioi-
uaI purposes. Brewers are preparing TO
tl<e 1d,7rtac. ~ the opportunity Of
fc~,8 ii th acuon Of tho Department
I'D e.,e We don't expect much
p stt.t WIN me doCfoTS VINO prescribe
I.. tor N nave not found physicians
r,rd Is doa with in enforcing the pro
hlbltIon laws Some manufacturers may
20 too far hut Il they do and we catch
them. they will lose their permits for
: Year.
Tho decision on beer VIII give us
more - d. in those States where pre-
script.ons are allowed. il gives another
angie opens 3 new field. hut IL we
get proper regulations We viii be able
to control the manufacture and dis
trihutio1
w, have infor1ne tion that q num-
Der ~ breweries are anxious "a begin
the n.akine " beer 20 meet the new
demand or course. when The stuff "a
one IN existence, there WIFI he leaks 70
i-rproi.,r channels one fortunate
th.nE from the enforcement officers
sf7odpaiNf. 4 does not last long. The
Ctr,ulty "a transporting beer will help
~ sor NC can detect i II Il moves in
bu'k md a pint Of beer is no good. il
takes A case"