Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-09
PROHIBITION IS
BURNING" TOPIC
Legislators, Druggists and 9th.
ers at Pierre Give Their
Opinions About
Law.

pierre. S. ID jan. 81 Prohibition:
was given it's first chance i'll the open
at Il public meeting of the Joint tenn
perance committees of the two houses
in the chamber. The meeting
was called to hear anything which
might be presented" on prohibition.
and on suggestion OF Chairman joint
son opinions were expressed along the
line of privileges of druggists and the
enforcement officers under the law.
Allen r.. Fellows, of Sioux Falls, sec
rotary of a wholesale drug house, ~
first called. He said the druggists We're
in favor Of all needed legislation to en-
force any law enacted. but did not be-
lieve that the Holsaple bill was in line
with the amendment adopted. Drug
sists don't Singly want To handle lid
uor-but must TO keep their best GUS
toners from going elsewhere. The bill,
he thought, should be amended to al
low them to sell certain patent meii-
cines.
Brewers Called Meeting?
T.. II. Wilson, of Salem, spoke a',put
a commissioner of public safety. rec
commended by the States Attorneys
association. Superintendent Holsaple.
of the Anti-Saloon league, said the
meeting was called at the request of
the brewers, but none appeared; that
the bill was drawn to every con-
tingency they could think of. He called
on Lauritz Miller, of Mitchell, attor-
ney for the league, who said in fran
ing the bill they h3d no desire to harm
druggists. He saia the main complaint
in all prohibition states was of drug
gist violations and they wanted 10 les
sen the danger here.
Attorney General Talks.
Attorney General Caldwell was
called on and spoke III reference to Tie
commissioner of public safety. He
pointed out that crime is increasing iii
all states. He said the legislature each
session passes severe laws and prohibit
tons, but makes no provision for Of
ficials or machinery for their enforce
ment. If it is necessary for a strong
central government for the enforce
ment of prohibition. There should not
again comes to pass a condition in the
state where the people are required To
arm themselves for projections against
invasion, he said.
Saloon League Worried.
State Tax Commissioner Preston
wanted to know whether such an Of
flcer, as the man proposed, would have
charge of the enforcement OF all criln-
inal and civil laws and constitutional.
provisions, which would be a big job.
Rev. Mr.. Hoagland, of Mitchell, presi-
dent of the board of trustees of the
Anti-Saloon league. said that after the
enactment OF prohibition laws--"bonc
dry or otherwise-could put the state
back into the liquor columns again.
State Wanted Prohibition.
Senator Jaynes. of Hughes, asked
Holsapple why the people of his state
voted dry" last fall. Hclsaple SAID
ne guessed it was ecaus they wanted
prohibition. Then Jaynes spoke for Il
bone dry" law. He said he didn't see
the use of denying people liquor. and
then telling them they could have just
q little. then hiring al expensive state
police force to see that they didn't get
more than that little" He thought it
was like telling people they could only
steal two horses, and then having a
big bunch of deputy sheriffs around to
see they didn't steal more than two.
urdahl said the act was so simple
that any child who could read could
understand it,. 1t would he necessary TO
nave a central enforcing power to So
cur enforcement oye the state, he
said.