Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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— BEFIi IS SHIPPED AS NOX-ALCOHOLJC Brewers Send Out Two and Three- Quarters Per Cent Beer to Test the Law. Revenue Stamps Are Denied >ty Collector. payment to the authorities. When this was refused, it was decided by the Hoffman and also the Gambrinus concerns to deliver goods without the stamps, and special labels prepared on order of Elihu Root and William D. RESTRICT FIREMEX TO TWELVE HOURS Columbia, A^ril 17. — Governor Cooper yesterday signed the act pass ed at the recent session of the general £uthrie, counsel for the brewers of ifmiting to 12 the number Ne wYork. April IS,-Brewers of the the cTu~itFy, were atta6hed 16 the tor- of -^— g a ‘ day fl remen may be em New York district took action today intended to speed court decision of their claim that beer of 2 3-A per ed without violating the food conser vasion regulations, when two of their number began distribution of a brew of the strength specified in barrels bearing labels describing it as a non- intoxichting beverage. The kegs, sent out without revenue- i-mbxlt'atmg 11 uml'tT'WTlsttng laws 1 and stamps, which the collector had re fused, carried tags announcing that sums equivalent to the cost of the stamps had been deposited in banks to await the claim of the government Attorneys for the brewers, who ad vised their action, declared that other manufacturers, in New York and else- wheee throughout the country, also would begin distributing. The beer shipped here, from the Hoffman and Gambrinus breweries, had been manufactured since Decem- rels. ployed in cities of from 10,000 to 55,- j 000. Because of this latter designated Washington, April IS. In .ttm q f r ure> charleston does not come with- nce of Internal RovontHt- aet . sionec Roper, officials of the revenue! rync viola Citv officials who violate the provis- bureau tonight would not predict what jons of the act flre subject tQ a finc action might be taken in the case of ^ not j psg tban jjqo nor more than New York brewers who today started distribution of beer, containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohol, claiming it to be non regulations. 'the only action of the bureau so far has been to refuse to authorize the sale of revenue stamps to brewers desiring to make beer with this alcoholic content, since regula tions place at one-half of one per cent the maximum alcoholic content for non-intoxicating beverages, of any kind. By refusing to sell stamps, the bureau inferentially held that beer containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohol was intoxicating, but Commissioner Roper ber 1. when by presidential P roc l a_ ; has not ruled specifically on this point mation, use of grains for brewing was prohibited, to be modified early .this year by permission to make non-in toxicating, or “near” beer, which the revenue department classified as con taining less than one-half of one per cent alcoholic contents. It was expected that the brewers’ action would precipitate a move by the federal authorities intended to stop the sale of unstamped beer, thus bringing into, the criminal courts the manufacturers’ contention, already raiscd in civib suitJv that the two and » three-fourths per cent brew, being since the question was raised several weeks ago by the brewers. Before de ciding finally he has awaited an opin ion by Attorney General Palmer. This opinion has not yet been prepared by the attorney general. The revenue collector at New York probably will have to take the initiative in any action against the brewers in $500, or to imprisonment of not Jess .than 30 days months. nor more than six Strong pressure was brought on Governor Cooper by Greenville, Spar tanburg and Anderson not to sign the measure. Only two other acts of the last gen eral assembly await final disposition. One of these would require telegraph and- telephone companies to transmit messages overlthe most direct routes and thus eliminate the custom of often relaying through remote offices and not,by the most direct route. It has been suggested in different quarters that the act is'unconstitutional, and it is likely that Governor Cooper will call on the attorney general for an opinion before making a final decis ion. this case, it was said tonight by bu reau officials. No official report had been received here on the latest phase of the situation. PIGEON COMPANY BACK FROM FRANCE One Thousand Cages of Feathered Sol diers Hold Many Veterans of Bat tles. New York, April 16.—Pigeon Com pany No. 1, which returned today on the transport Ohioan, brought 1,000 ctiges of feathered fighters, many of them veterans. The latter includ 100 pigeons captured from the luded- mans and some of these Hun flyers till had attached to their necks the messages they bore when taken pris oner. The »'boche birds were dis tinguishable by leg markers embossed with profiles of former Emperor Wil- liana» One of the'pigeons, one leg miss ing, returned honored with a recom mendation for the distinguished serv ice cross for services with the Lost Battalion. Thij^ bird, “Cherami” by name, made nine flights through heavy fire and a bullet scar on the breast further attested to the bird’s “hero ism”. When “Cherami”, the lost battalion’s pigeon hero, was picked up with a leg shattered while flying through a bar rage, the Wobule containing its mes sage was intact. At a base hospital General Pershing came to see the bird and he ordered that the highest medical skill be afforded to save its life. “Poilu,” another pigeon, lost a leg while on duty with the tanks and was cited for “bravery." “President Wil son,” returned with its right eye shot out, presumably by a bit of shrapnel, an injury received while carrying a message telling of the location of a machine gun nest. THINK OF REUNION. Confederates Consider Invitation of Savannah. — New Orleans, April 16.—An invita tion to the United Confederate vet erans to hold their 1919 reunion ‘ in Savannah is being seriously consid- er£d by Commander in Chief Van Zandt, Fort Worth, Texas, and three departmental commanders,. Capt. James Duncan, assistant adjutant gen eral of the Veterans, announced here tonight. A decision probably will be nfMfo ^puMTc 1 soon by 'Grtfefan Van Zandt, he said. According to Cap tain Duncan the reunion likely will be held in June. There now are about 25,000 surviv ors of the Confederate army, Cap tain Duncan asserted. The reunion in Tulsa, Okla., last year, he said, was attended by 6,000 veterans. Wasted Patience. He was a green Scottish lad, <ai)d ona of his duties was to answer the phone. When first called on to do In reply to the usual query: "Are you there?” he nodded assent Again the question came and again and yet again, and each time the boy gave thp an swering nod. When the question came for the fifth time, however, the boy, losing his temper, roared through the transmitter: “Man! a^p ye hUn’? I’ve been noddln’ ma held aff for the last half oor 1"—BosTM Tninsfrtpt. * 4 Tbo Strong Withstand the Winter Cold Better Than the Weak You must havfe Health, Strength and En- durance-to fight Colds, Grip and Influenza. When your blood Is not In a healthy condition and does not circulate * cold. IsunaWTo GROVE'S TASTEP’SS Chill TONIC Fwtlfies the System against Colds, Grip and Influenza by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. It contains the well-known tonic prop erties of Quinine and Iron In n form acceptable to the most delicate stomach, and is pleasant to take. Yon can soon feel its Strengthening, Invigorating EilteL 60c. DR. CHAS. A. CROMER GRADUATE VETBRISART SURGEON 8 DENTIST . 4 , Service Day and Night Charges Reasonable Will Appreciate Your Patronage Telephones: Residence 201: Office 45. Office at Posey’s Drug Store, Laurens, S. C. without the scope of the food conser-, yation and prohibition status forbid ding production of intoxicants, could be manufactured and sold, now and in the future, under either the war time or permanent prohibition status, in compliances with the law. The Hoffman breweries notified the internal revenue collector early this week of their intention to resume dis tribution of the 2 3-4 per cent product. This was the standard during the greater part of America’s participa tion in the war, under the food regu lations. When application for reve nue stamps was denied, the brewers announced their intention of rendering For Womens. Childrens and Mens Shoes. Liquid and Cake THE P.F.DALLEY CORPORATIONS LIMITED, BUFPALO. .N.Y /“ EGINNING Monday, April 7, 1919,1 will not charge anything, work or parts to any body. I regret to have to resort to this rule but so many of my friends and customers failing to realize that it is impossb hie for me to continue in business under existing conditions, paying G O. D. for 90 per cent of all goods used in my work, paying weekly for all labor and many customers who have not paid a dollar on their account in from four ^ _ months to one year, representing thousands of dollars. I have tried hard to serve the public faithfully and I appreciate the big patronage given me, but my past rule of collecting every 30 days has proven unsatisfactory, so when in the future you want parts or work it will be cash or leave your ■ ■ ' ‘ ' » f - : ’ . ' ■ ■ —VC, ■ . car in the shop until you get the cash. :: ! s •• + •• •• •• Ford Dealer \. Clinton, South Carolina . / .1 f