Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

illegal but sets forth the protection
which shall be thrown around private
dwelling, and the necessity for search
warrants to raid homes.
1T shall be unlawful" says this sec
ton Of the VolStead act, Ito have or
possess any liquor or property designed
for the manufacture of liquor intended
for use in violating this title or which
has been so used, and no property
rights shall exist in any such liquor or
property.
"A search warrant may issue as pro-
vided in title XXI of public law num-
bered "a of the sixty-flfth Congress,
approved June Is, 1917, and such
liquor, the containers thereof, and such
property so seized shall be subject to
such disposition as the court may make
thereof. II 1t Is found that such liquor
or property was so unlawfully held or
possessed, or had been SO unlawfully
used, the liquor and all property de-
signed for the unlawful manufacture
Of liquor shall be destroyed unless the
court shall otherwise order.
mo search warrant shall issue to
search any private dwelling occupied
as such unless 1t is being used for the
unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor, or
unless 1t is In part used for some bust
ness purpose, such as store, shop,
saloon, restaurant, hotel or boarding
house. The term private dwelling
shall be construed to include the room
or rooms used and occupied not tran
silently, but solely as a residence in an
apartment house. hotel or boarding
house. The property seized on any such
warrant shall not be taken from the
officer selling the same on any writ
of replevin or other like process"
Another Law Section Cited.
In view of the liberal" Interpretation
by the Supreme Court of this section of
the law, attention was called by legal
experts of the Government today to an
other section, No. ID of the Volstead act,
which in some respects is even more
specific in naming the things which
may be confiscated.
1T shall be unlawful" says this Sec
ton 10, Ito advertise, manufacture, sell
or possess for sale any utensil, contriv-
ance. machine, preparation, compound,
tablet, substance, formula direction or
recipe advertised. designed or intended
for use in the unlawful manufacture of
intoxicating liquor"
''Wort" Campaign Promised.
One of the products which will come
under Government fire in the new cam
rotary Lowman said. This is a product
of cereals, and is made very widely in
many plants throughout the country.
It Is a base for making beer, and needs
only the application OF yeast and time
for fermentation to set in. Wort"
according to Mr.. Lowman, has no other
good use or purpose, except for the
manufacture of illegal beer. In itself,
wort" was claimed to be legal prod
uct. as it contains no alcohol.
The procedure which probably will be
followed in general was explained by the
assistant secretary in charge of prohibi-
ton. Where an establishment, includ-
ing either big manufacturing plant or
store, is found to be handling the con-
trband articles, the Government will
make a raid. The illegal materials will
be seized The proprietor who has vio-
lated the law by possession of illegal ma
terial will be hailed into court and
for violating the Volstead
act, and If the court finds q bona fide
case has. been made, and the law vio-
lated, the property can be confiscated
and destroyed and the owner found
guilty and sentenced.
II the manufacture and supply of
wort" can be stopped-and Mr.. Low
man believes 1t can-the big business of
ALLEY beer" he thinks, will be virtually
wiped out Of existence.