Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-03
New Order Affects Con-
tinental U. S. and All
Possessions
DRUG SUPPLY IS CUT
Sacramento Wine and Alcohol For
Manufacture Excepted-Antisaloon
Men Urge Rule.

washington, req. 5.--lne doors OF
all bonded warehouses in the United
States and possessions were shut
tight yesterday against liquor with
drawals in the most drastic order is
sued by Prohibition Commissioned
Kramer since the operation of the
yolstead act. Except for a reason
able amount of wine for sacramento
uses, alcohol for manufacturing pu--
poses and Withdrawals up to five
cases at any time which will be per
r.itted to retail druggists, no other
Withdrawals for any other purpose
or in any other manner will hereafter
| h;. lawful.
Wholesale liquor dealers no longer
may participate in the sale of lntox'
1cating beverages. Those who hold
Warehouse receipts for liQoor store
En- bond are entitled to dispose Of
them to manufacturers and wholesale
druggists only; but the right to with
draw such liquors from the ware
houses is grated to manufacturers
land Wholesale druggists only. The
riding, Il is believed. will have the
3effect of driving the wholesale liquor
1calers out of t,siness altogether.
AS far as industrial alcohol is con-
3cerned, the Attorney General has
.eld that the authority to issue per
Imits for its disposal in wholesa!s
Quantities IS limited to manufactur-
ers and wholesale druggists only, and
o,sly when the alcohol is fit for bev-
sEage r.lrpcses.
Liquor now in commercial ware
|,ouses, prohibition officials explain
la. is exempt from the Attorney
Ieneral,s ruling and Commissioner
Eramer's ban, because such liquor IS
considered to be in the possession, OF
hasSoaneE. who may dispose OF his
Etock in any manner permitted BY
|aw.
Owners of distlleries and ware
houses have been sent warning oY
Commissioners Kramer, re says, d.
:! (erting them not to honor permits
or whisky Withdrawals "purporting
o be issued BY any State director,
irrespective Of the date such permit
issued or approved by the direc-
or" No such applications are being
,pprored, he,said, adding that failure
9 comply with the notice would de-
brivc owners of their license to hold
heir stock still in storage.
The action was taken Immediately
following the receipt of an opinion
rom Attorney General Palmer reia-
i've to the Governments authority
hinder the Prohibition Enforcement
kct TO issue permits for liquor with
rawals. The action is an extension
& the entire country and possessions
4 an order issued last week for seven
ltates, including Maryland, New
'ork, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Fonnecticut, Rhode Island and New
ersey.
The text of the telegram sent ont
. y Commissioner Kramer today to
och Of the SO prohibition directors
,e said, is IS follows:
Effective this date, approve n?
bore applications for Withdrawals OF
iauor. This order does not apply to
icohol nor to reasonable quantities
f wines for sacramental purposes
Exception may be made in cases Of
etail druggists, who will not be per
Ttted to Withdraw in excess OF five
sses on a single withdrawal.
For months the Antisaloon League
nd prohibition organizations allie,
Nth it have been urging such action
They recently joined in strong Pc
ition to Mr.. Kramer, it was learne;