Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-09
To ASK SOLONS TO
RUSH DRY BILLS
Anti-SaIoon League Wants Legis-
Iature to Act.
TWO MEASURES IN HOUSE
Metcalf Bill Would Permit Manufac-
ture of Per Cent Beer-Bennett
Measure Allows Only Per
Cent of Alcohol.

Madison.-With the recOnvening OF
the legislature here on next Tuesday
the Wisconsin Anti-SalOon league Will
demand that immediate consideration
be given to the pending legislation for
the enforcement of dry territory in
Wisconsin. Two bills to accomplish
this purpose are pending in the lower
house and one in the senate.
The Metcalfe bill, favored by the
vets, would permit the manufacture
of 3 per cent beer in Wisconsin. The
Bennett bill which has been offered in
the senate would prohibit the manutac-
ture of any beer containing more than
l per cent alcohol. A new bill by the
committee on state affairs is more
lenient than the Bennett bill in many
of its provisions.
Superintendent r. p. Hutton of the
Anti-SalOOn league, in a statement is
sued recently, says that no person con-
nected with the organization will be
candidate as dry commissioner of Wis
consin. an officer proposed in the Ben
nett and state affairs committee bills
for enforcement of dry laws. Stimuli
taneouSly comes the announcement
that the anti-salOOn organization will
back the new state affairs prohibition
bill.
Some relaxation is provided by the
new state affairs prohibition bill, as
contrasted with the Bennett bill, but
the new measure nevertheless has
teeth, according to the proponents of
a liberal construction of the prohlbl-
tory amendment.
Topers may find consolation in a
clause which permits residences to
harbor liquor acquired prior to the
enactment of the law for the individ-
uaI use of the owner. All amounts in
excess of ten gallons, however, must
be reported to the excise commissioner
before March 10. 1920. The excise
commissioner and his deputies may eX-
anime, under oath, any person they
suspect of having knowledge of any
violation of the act. Any person so
examined is required to sign on re-
quest a statement containing all or
part of his testimony Refusal is
misdemeanor, punishable by $500 fine
or 30-day jail sentence. The excise
commissioner, who will be chief en-
forcement officer, will receive $1,000
salary. His bond will be $4,000. His
deputies are exempt from civil serv-
ice.
Druggists, who will be legal dis
tributing agents of alcohol will be re-
quired to furnish $4,000 bond. Alcohol
may be obtained from them for lawful
purposes on affidavit. Physicians
must give bonds of $1,000. Prescrip-
tions are limited to one pint. Each
physician must keep a record showing
the date, amount to within issued, dis
ease or malady for which prescribed,
result of investigation of the pre-
scribee. directions for use of liquor,
with the amount and frequency of the
dose, the druggist to whom addressed
and the number of prescriptions for al
cohol issued to the same person for
four months prior. This record is open
to inspection by all peace officers and
must be filed with the county clerk
and the excise commissioner
Within ten days after the act is
passed all booze advertisements must
be removed from billboards. If the
owner fails to remove them the COM
missioner may do so on demand of
citizen. Advertisements and notices
containing pictures of breweries. dis
tilleries, bottles, kegs, barrels or boxes,
represented as containing intoxicants
or designed to serve as advertise
ments, are barred. Periodicals will
be required to designate all published
articles concerning intoXicants for
which pay is received
After providing for abatement by
injunction against hotels or other pub
lie resorts. and for search and seizure
in case of law violation, barring bell
boys and taxi drivers from lending
friendly assistance, and providing
$1,000 fine for bootlegging, the bill de-
clareS that those who take a nip on
trains, cars. boats or autos, which are
in motion, shall be arrested.
Penalties for manufacturers and
druggists are: First offenSe, 5000 to
$1,000 fine and so to 90 days in JAIL
second, $500 to $1,000 fine aud 90 days
to six months; third, $1,000 and six
months in state prison. For other Of
tenders, first Alfonso, 500 to $500 and
so to 90 days; second, 5000 to $1,000
and 90 days to six mouths: third, $500
and six months in state prison.
May Increase Income Taxes.
Their is a bare possibility that the