The Detroit times., 1917-01-25
Aims To Balk Plan of
Professional Drys for
Commission
WANTS WARDEN
TO ENFORCE LAW
Rawden Issues State
ment Putting Case
For "MOists"
BY W. L. CALNOv.
Stdr Correspondent Detroit Times

(Std6 Correspondent Detroit Times)
LANSING. Mich, Jan. 25.-The
long awaited bills to provide the
legal machinery for carrying into
effect statewide prohibition. which
the people of Michigan ordered By
their vote Nov. last, were intro
Guced in the house of representa-
tives Wednesday afternoon. They
were referred at once 10 the house
liquor committee. which has had
nothing to do since it's appointment
except wait for the bills now In.
Both the moist end bone dry"
varieties Of prohibition are provided
in the bills introduced. The ore
prepared by tho Ant-Saloon league
attorneys may not appear vc-y
moist to rhe~ drinking man, but is
quite damn In comparison with an
other introduced by bone-dry sGvo-
cate, Rep George r. Macarthur, cf
Eaton Rapids.
The Macarthur bills Introduction
was withheld unit. the Anti.Saloon
leagues bill was ready. No sooner
had Rep Merlin Wiley introduced
The latter than Rep Macarthur was
on his feet with the bone dry meas.
ure.
The hone dry bill would absolutely
Irohibit the importation Of intoyicat-
Ing liquors for beverage purposes or
for any purposes except those Pro-
vided in the constitutional amend
ment voted on last fall. II would
absolutely prevent the possession OF
intoxicants by any one except for
medicinal, sacramontal or nechan-
ioal uses n woull make property
holders responsible If any liquor was
| found on property owned by them.
IL also provides for the destruction
OF any liquors found in the state that
were intended for beverage pur-
roses.
The Macarthur bill would put the
enforcement Of bone dry prohibition
up tn a state marshal, VINO W )Uld ba
aided by Il deputy and inspectors,
and who would 10 appointed by the
governor. The clause creating The
narshals Office also transfers To- y
tie state game ward2n's department.
now under the public domain ccn-
mission t'ntil two years arc rhe
game warden was appointed by tho
governor ami the Macarthur bill
would give this appointment back 90
Ihe governor at the same time add
ing TO the duties ~ the warden, Or
matshal. The enforcement OF the
iquor laws
Penalties for every possible kind
cf violation of the hCne dry law are
provided ard are stir enough 20
make any druggist on doctor hesitate
10 give or iI prescriptions for
liquors illegally
The creation " the marshal. IN
rlace of The game warcen. 10 en-
force prediction. Is regarded az q
step TO block the Auu-salOon league
Plan OF prohibition commissioners
+ aho would have an entirely new
state department.
Considera Of the Hills By he
house hquor committee viii hesin
ui once and 90 is cxrecied chat &C.
ton ntnen VIII not he long de-
I laycd Tire house committee wouiG
T like 90 have ihc member. % me on.
ate committee confer With then. on
the bills. sc tha the provisions Of
what IL reported oui would be equal.
rs understood in both houses Tho
two bills introduced Wednesday fur
uish material in plenty for the sdyo-
-Sfes Of all varieties ot pronlrition
10 discuss their ideas when the Ills
reach the floor OF The house, and
later the floor of the senate.
The provisions Of tho AntiSaloon
league bill. In large part. have been
lnown for some time. In connection
with the bills Introduction, however,
Attorney Edwin Rawoen. of ths
icagne's headquarters here. prepared
the folloning statement covering The
bills various phases.
The general hiii, drafted bT O.
Anti. saloon League 20 make ths Pro-
hibiton amendment enscskss - -