The sun., 1919-02-05
NEW YORK VETS
WOULD EVEN UP
Plan Legislation to Take
"kick" Out of Extracts
and Toilet Waters.
MOVE SURPRISE TO DRYS
Proposed Law Would Bar Sale
of Many Standard Prep
aratiOns in State.
MOVE SURPRISE TO DRYS
Special Despatch to TUE srS


ALBANY, Feb, 4.-Legislation which
aims to put the sale of liquor and all
products containing alcohol on a COM
mon footing. and thus defeat the plans
OF those who-as the vets see it-plan
to reap heavy profits from the sale of
certain patent medicines, fiavoring eX-
tracts and other liquids containing al
cohol after the sale OF liquor is no
longer possible in the State, will be Of
ftred in a series of bills. the first Of
which will be introduced in the AS
sembly tomorrow.
The vets have planned this legisla-
ton as a surprise for the drys. They
will offer il in four bills, which in the
main provide that no liquid containing
more than 10 per cent. of alcohol may
be sold for any purpose, and that all
local option laws be made imperative
until national prohibition goes into ef-
feet January 16, 1920
The bill to be offered tomorrow deals
with the percentage of alcohol in liq-
uids of all kinds. 1t provides that II
shall be lawful to sell for beverage pur-
poses liquids containing not more than
10 per cent alcohol and unlawful to sell
proprietary medicines. fiavoring ex-
tracts and the like containing more than
10 per cent. of alcohol.
The other bills In the programme
provide:
That the city local option law
under which many cities voted dry a
until January. 1920.
That the town local option law,
which is a part OF the liquor tax law.
shall remain imperative concurrenty
with the city option law.
That such portions OF the liquor tax
law as still remain on the statute
books OF January l6. 1870, he then
declared repealed.
The effect of the bills rendering the
city and town local option laws inoper-
ative would be to take from any place
in the State its choice OF going dry or
wet and thus assure the liquor inter-
ests continued sale of their product until
national prohibition goes into effect
During the prohibition fight the vets
charged the drys with being hypocritical
in their position, in that those who
wanted liquor could get all the patent
medicines they wanted, containing AN
enormous percentage of alcohol. They
say that some OF these medicines have
as high as 80 per cent. alcohol. and
that in order to prevent anyone from
getting liquor when the country is sup
posed to be dry. they want to pass their
new bill shutting of the sale OF these
patent remedies
Those who have examined the bills de-
clare the effect OF the 10 per cent"
measure would be not only to shut of
the sale OF patent medicines but also to
prevent the use OF perfumery, bay rum
and other toilet articles which contain
big percentage Of alcohol Certain
fiavoring extracts also would be banned.
The drys are not saying much, but
they indicate that such legislation as
this proposed 40 per cent bill and the
"5 per cent measure that has been
talked OF will be fought to the limit, As
TO permitting the sale Of per cent. beer
and light wines, some OF the drys are
not so sure OF their stand.
In the meantime the Ant-Saloon
League has completed the redrafting OF
its law enforcement bill. and copies Of it
were brought to Albany to-day by It's
counsel. The measure proposes the
creation of a law enforcement depart
ment, but provides for the retention in
this Office Of the present Commissioner
OF Excise, Herbert Sisson. who Is a Re
publican. Some of the Republicans
doubt the constitutionallty OF this method
Of keeping Mr.. Sisson in Office TO prevent
the Democratic Governor from naming
a law enforcement commi Ssioner.
Pennsylvania House Ratthes.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 4.-The joint
re solution ratifying the prohibition
amendment to the Federal Constitution
was adopted to-day by the lower branch
of the Pennsylvania Legislature. The