The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-10
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

Ny Dear Mlss Grey: Your an,
twor TO letter written by "A Sup.
porter Of Initiative Measure No.
a." appearing In The Star of De
tober 6. dlscloses that you have
not given that measure careful con
alteration.
Your statement that the bill per
mltH sales OF beer to be made eV'
cry minute should "A purchaser
elect to buy In unlimited quanti'
ties. Ia not borne out by reading
Of sections II and 10 Of the meas
ure.
do not believe that you wish to
unfairly represent the measure.
and since ! have read sections IA
aud 10 OF the act. have thought
since reading your comment on
Initiative Measure No. -. that you
have failed 10 fairly interpret these
two sections " the measure.
A purchaser OF beer can buy In
limited quantities only. the mini
mum amonnt being one dozen pints
and the maximum amount SIX
dozen quarts. 4 purchaser buying
more beer than his needs require
for private use az his residence,
which shall not be a place OF pub
Tic resort, and the brewer selling
the beer 20 such purchaser would
each be guilty OF gross misde'
mcanor. and would be liable 10 a
fine % 81 600 and Imprisonment, In
the county Jail for a term OF one
year
Able counsel OF the city OF Seat.
tie 10 whom | submitted the ques-
ton, have advised me that my
view OF these two sections OF lni'
tlatiye Measure No. 20 Is the cor
rect one.
Another statement in your reply
10 "A Supporter 81 No. a., TO
which I desire To take exception.
and n you will permi, me TO say
so In your department Of The Star.
IA that Initiative Measure No. -.
II enacted. would be simply a
blind pig bill. aud protect The IN
tcrcats OF the bootlegger
VIII you please explain 10 me
why all OF the bootleEgern of the
city are opposing initiative Meas.
IRE No. 90 Any welllnformed
person. IN regard TO the fact whoih'
er the hoctlcggorn are supporting
or opposing Initiative Measure No
-. could have givea you the cor
rect Information In regard 10 III"
attitude Of the bootlesgers toward
this real and true temperance
measure
Assuming II TO be true that a
boo,ieEger. by unlawful methods.
which means by the use Of friends
20 act as purchasers. should come
into possession ~ quantity Of
beer. will you please explain what
incentive purchaser would have
to buy beer from such bootlegger.
or what Incentive hootlcgger
could have 20 sell beer 10 such a
purchaser. when the purchaser. I'M
der Initiative Measure No. a..
could buy the product At the same
price that the bontlegEer would
have TO pay the manufacturer for
~ As look az Il. this IL q com
piete answer 20 the statement
made by you that Initiative Meas
ure No. - II a bllnd.plR bill. II
is quite clear. think. that the re.
moyal from the blind pia of oppor-
tuni,y for profit Ia dealing in beer.
would lessen the demand for such
resort. and undoubtedly would
have n tendency TO drive the un.
lawful trsfficker out Of business.
You viii pcrmi, me TO refer
again TO section II OF the act. and
call your attention 10 the fact that
a brewer cannot deliver beer to
any place except to the residence
~ n purchaser. and this residence
shall not be a place OF public re.
sort. You vii admit that boot.
logging place II n place OF public
resort. and the opposition OF the
boo,laggers 20 the measure IL. in
my opinion. Tho best evidence thai
the measure will have a tendency
to put the bootleFger out OF bust.
ness II il probably true that
bootlegging will never be complete
Is stopped. but | I'm putting tho
truth before you that all ~ the
believe that there will
be less demand for places OF their
kind. In event Of Initiative Meas.
ure No. ~ becoming n law. II ap.
pears TO me reasonable that II
person can get mild. pure beer
at home. the effect on such person
will be To keep him away from
bootlegging joints. believe the
bootlegger. In his opposition TO No.
"a. has Judged the act better than
you have considered II.
wish you would review the
measure with greater degree OF
care from the two viewpoints
which ] have presented IN this let.
ter TO you believe you and The
Star want 10 be fair to all the peo-
pie In the presentation OF the truth
and facts. not only about Initiative
Measure No. "a. but also about all
other questions OF interest TO the
people.
wish you would explain. thru
The Star why the bO0tlegRers are