The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-01
Dickinson, In State.
ment, Urges "Dryest
Bill Possible"
M'ARTHUR HAS
ANOTHER BILL;
Measure Is Aimed To
Prevent Drug Store
Jags"

(SfdT Correspondent: Detroit Timss)
LANSING. Mich. Feb 1.-The
moist and bone dry forces are being
mArshaled closely now and prepared
for the legislative battle Just ahead
Pending the drawing OF lines OF
division more closely. the house
and senate liquor committees have
changed their minds about starting
committee work on the prohibition
bills at this time and will wait un.
I'll the bills are printed. which viii
take a few DAYS more.
The bone drys are feeling more
confident than ever that they will
show a winning majority when the
battle with the moists Is on.
Lieut.-tiov. Dickinson. regarded a.
The leader OF the drys IN the legis-
'ature. has come out with state
ment that aims TO head OF a clash
of the two kinds OF drys before the
bills come up in the legislature for
consideration. He urEes that each
side avoid severe criticism OF the
other. and that AL join for the dry.
est kind OF prohib'tory law that can
BE- had he suggests also that
prayer services be held In the
churches al oxer Michigan on San
day. FEB rs. 20 invoke divine aid
for the legislators
The bone drys consider that bone
dry laws are the kind on which sll
ought TO agree The moists think
the bone drys shoald yield point
or two in order that unanimous
agreement OF drys be reached SO
there il not much change from "a.
previous attitude % both. following
the Dickinson statement
Rep Macarthur. author Of the
bone dry measure nov in the
house. Is growing more confident
daily that his bill viii b. the one
passed by both houses He says be
does not seek clash With the Anil
Saloon league forces. but figures
that they are not trying TO take full
advantage OF the rights secured
uRder the WebbKenyon Law De
cision
I'D ike 10 know who il paying
FOR these be remarked. showin~
a leaHet on which was printed q
moist editorial from Detroit pA.
per. 1T looks as tho II was gotten
out by the moists and is being sent
20 all the members here. son-
der II We drys wtb helped ssh; for
TIE prohibition amendment and
now want complete prohibition. are
having some ~ The gund> pe con
tributsd for fhe campaign used in
an Effort 20 give rs fhe kind Of pro-
hibition that stands FOR one jag a
month";
Rep. Macarthur declared that he
believes his plan 20 have the al
ministratlon % the dry lawS put in
with the game warden's duties In a
new marshars Department. sill be
much more economical for the state
than the creation ~ a department
OF prohibition. as suggested in The
Anti Saloon leagne bill
The added work OF enforcing
the dry laws should not cost the
state more than $4,000 a year II q
marshal handles e." he said The
proposed department OF prohibition
= It'll It's commissioner. deputy. and
al tha fra,~rt1ra r~.axH .....t !.
cost from 800 900 TO $4,000 or
more annually for salaries and ex.
penses. Twenty to 80 inspectors
might be needed for Detroit alone &"
Rep Macarthur also is opposed to
leaving the administration OF the
dry laws 20 the sheri1s and prose.
cutorS OF the counties The officials
in the counties that gave wet ma.
jorities might be Inclined 20 wink
at violations OF the dry law. he
fears.
i believe In a state marshal. not
only for the dry Law enforcement.
but AZ good Official for the state
generally" said Rep. Macarthur AT
present there are 90 or more state
departments and commissions, many
Of whom duplicate the work 81
others or have men doing work In
one place that a single man could
do for all Recently there were Eve
state employees in West Branch on
single day. each on state Or.
rand. The work that all were do.
ing could have been done By one
man. but n was necessary Tor each
department concerned 10 Lave its
| own man there.
e'FStabllshipg "A counlsston that
would be confined 10 work in On.
forcing the dry laws would only add
one more OF the kind We have now.
But a state marshal could look after
many things and not be limited 10 a
few. A constabuIary. or state DO
lice could be built up under him. to
enforce the state laws in all cnun.
ties. This viii require separate
law. and am figuring on introduc.
ing n later"
Other members who favor The
idea o. state consiabulary believe
that force OF about 200 men could