The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-12
By W. II. ATKINS

tSTAFF CORRESPONDENT /. N. SERglcEl
WASHINGTON. Oct. IL. - Attor-
neys for the Anchor and Cunard
steamship companies were expected
today to confer with Attorney Gen
eral Daugserty with respect to their
efforts to set aside the ruling of the
Department of Justice barring in
toxicating liquor from foreign ships
in American waters.
The attorney general and his as
sociates are prepared to make
test case Of the proceedings brought
by the Cunard line 50 that the way
may be cleared for the United States
supreme court to render final de-
cision on the validity of the Daugh-
erty opinion. and the subsequent or
ders Of President Harding for the
Treasury department to enforce the
national prohibition act.
Some officials of the Department
OF Justice were OF the opinion that
a temporary order would be issued
in New York restraining prohibition
officials from seizing liquor stocks
within the hree-mile zone. If such
an order is granted. the attorney
general will be required to show
cause why permanent injunction
should not be granted and will inn
mediately begin tle fight which will
end only with a decision by the su-
preme court.
AZ the Department. of Justice pre-
pared to give legal resistance to at
tempts to Eullify the anti-booze
ruling. the Treasury department
went ahead with its plans for put
ting the new regulations into ef-
feet.
Treasury officials held today that
both American and foreign ships
can have liquor stocks for "medi-
cinal" purposes despite Attorney
General Daugherty's opinions. point
ing out that the opinion did not
deal in any sense with "non-bev-
erage" liquors.
Outlawing of liquors aboard such
vessels when they are within Amer
lean waters will not be carried so
far that any effort will be made to
interfere with the ships medical
stores. officials said. On the big
liners it will allow legal possession
and transportation of immense
stocks of whisl1ey. brandy and other
intoxicants. according to Treasury
officials.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
under whose direction new regula-
tions were being prepared today tc
make the attorney generals opinion
enforceable. said that the govern
ment will be reasonable" on the
score Of all medicinal liquors re-
quired by vessels. domestic and for
eiGn. 1t is expected also that YES
sells operated by the shipping board
may also be allowed similar free
dom in medicinal liquor supplies
though officials were reticent ever
about this in view of the president,
order to Danish all liquor off sucf
ships Prohibition officials said the.
did not think the president intended
to interfere with the normal duties
of the persons OF such ships. or t.
deplete the stocks of intoxicant
which all of them carry in thei
lockers.
Formal notification was sent to
day upon order of Secretary Mellol
to all government departments an
bureaus informing Ihem OF III
terms of the attorney general
opinion. Officials especially charge
with liquor enforcement duties wer
told that the dead line Of liquo
aboard ships is Oct. II.
Work was rushed upon new reg
ulations to be promulgated in con
formity with the attorney general
opinion. The rules may be ready b
the end of the week. Enforcemen
and customs officers will act unde
general instructions given by tn
Treasury pending distribution of tn
new regulations.