The Detroit times., 1913-04-28
PRAY BILL IS
.STRONCMEASURE,
SAYS ]. F. BURKE
Anti-Sal0On League Leader Says
Measure Will Keep Liquor
from "Dry" Territory
REPLIES TO CLAIM
THAT LAWS A JOKE
Shows How Federal Officials
Will Assist in Making 1t
Effective

]. Frank Burke. superintendent of
the Michigan Anti-Saloon league, de-
clares that the Pray bill which passed
the Michigan senate, Friday, Is the
most important piece Of legislation
ever enacted in the interest OF the no.
license forces OF the state.
1T provides" said Mr.. Burke. that
shipment of liquors TO. or reVipt or
possession by, any person, not drug
gist in dry territory, who holds a
, United States internal revenue
license, shall be prohibited II further
provides for certain information on
, the outside OF every package OF
liquor shipped into dry territory.
/ This is In harmony with the Wilson
law. 1t also provides that record OF
all the information required shall be
kept in every freight and express Of
fee in dry territory. where the
liquor Is received. 1t prohibits the
keeping of liquor In any place in dry
territory. except private residence,
drug store, or place where II Is used
for medicinal. chemical. mechanical
scientific or sacramento purposes
closing with a penal provision. Ii
applies to dry towns as we'll as dry
counties
81 note that some OF the senators
friendly TO the liquor crowd suggest
ed that this bill was a joke. Well
possibly the satisfaction OF those who
know its Importance and character is
almost great enough TO amount to real
humor. These senators point out thar
this law only prohibits shipment OF
| liquor to those having government
tax receipts. As far as the prohibition
itself is concerned. that Is true. The
Anti-Saloon League forces of the
state are standing for the enforce
ment of law. They desire to reach
the man who is selling the liquor. II
he is selling liquor without govern
, ment tax receipt we can easily give
! him such an Introduction TO the
! United States marshal that Uncle
Sam will CO. the rest. and he will have
a government tax receipt very prompt
| ly, and when he gets that the public
carrier or any other carrier will be
prohibited from selling, giving, fur
nishing, or by any means bringing 10
/ him intoxicating liquor.
There are two things for the citi-
zens TO do where the selling OF liquor
is being carried on in no-license ter
ritory:
| First: See that the man who is
selling has government tax receipt
and as We suggested. the United
States marshal will see to that
! Second: II II is in remote place
see TO IL that the public carriers OF
| the state are notified that that man
! has a government tax receipt In
which case we will venture that no
more liquor will be headed in his
direction consigned TO him by that
public carrier
I'VE already have letters from rail
road companies I'm this state. asking
for advices concerning the dry ter
ritory so that they can comply with
the law And in view Of the fact that
every person who is carrier TO any
extent, or through whom this liquor
reaches them. violates the Pray law
and is subject to its penalties, we
think that the difficulties that the
blind bigger and 'boot-legger' OF the
various communities will meet In en-
deavoring to carry out their iniqui-
tous traffic, will be such as TO prac-
| tically assure what the citizens de-
sired to accomplish when they made
! the territory dry"