The sun., 1919-01-25
W.C.T.U. HEAD PLANS
NEW ATTACK ON RUM
BIZ to Force Drunken Men to
Tell Liquors Source or Go
to Jail 200 Days.
TOBACCO CRUSADE NEXT
Republicans at Albany to Re-
organize Excise Bureau to
Enforce Dry Laws.
Special Despatch to THE sus.


ALBANY, Jan. 24.-Legislators who
were In Albany to-day heard that Mrs.
Ella A. Boole, State head OF the W. c.
T. u, has prepared for Introduction In
the Legislature n bill providing that
after the Federal prohibition amendment
goes into effect any one found drunk
who refuses to tell where he obtained the
liquor shall be fined 5000 or be sentenced
to 200 days In jail. Mrs. Boole was not
In Albany, but other w. c. T. U. leaders
said she had such g bill. Some OF its
provisions have been changed because
her advisers thought them too strong.
In view of Mr.. Bodies recent speeches
against the use of tobacco and swearing
legislators also are wondering II the
prohibition campaign will be followed UP
by another forbdding smoking or chew
ing and using vile language. Mrs. Boole
has expressed herself as favoring some
action to curb the growing use OF tobacco
by the younger element and has made
several attacks on the use OF cigarettes
by young women.
VIII Fight Mrs. BooIc's Mn.
The vets, who were defeated in their
night against ratification OF the Federal
prohibition amendment yesterday. are
determined that IL any such bill as that
they hear Mrs. Booe la planning appears
light Of day after being sent to commit
tee. The certainty that the Senate will
ratify prohibition early next week after
caucus OF the Republicans that is TO be
held Monday night does not AFFORD tho
vets any pleasure.
Some OF the vets admitted to-day that
they intend to make eight at this ses-
sion OF the Legislature to pass a law
which will permit the manufacture and
In Gtat ~ lob ,tna Aaa
containing not more than 9 per cent. Of
alcohol
The Legislature will. have the duty of
enacting a definition of what constitutes
Intoxicating liquors. which are banned
by the new amendment, and beverage
purposes" for which the amendment
says liquor must not be manufactured.
sold or possessed Then will follow n
eight on concurrent power Of enforcing
prohibition, and It is likely that the
courts will have to decide whether this
State can have a prohibition enforce
ment act which is less stringent than
the Federal act that must be passed to
put prohibition into effect.
Re Re0rganize Excise Bureau.
II became known to-day that legIsla-
ton already has been drawn which
would reorganize the present excise de-
partment and give to II the power OF
enforcing the prohibition laws. The
Anti-Saloon League has prepared n sep
arate bill creating n new State depart
mont to enforce the new law. but the
Republican leaders OF the LEGISLATURE
are expected to favor remodelllng the
excise department, which has a Repub-
l,ean commissioner with still another
year to remain In office. n they should
create a new ONCE Gov. Smith would
have the appointing power and the job
might go TO a Democrat. 49, F.
Another bill which was introduced to-
day Is 10 be passed It is designed TO
permit saloonkeepers who surrender the
excise licenses when war time prohibi-
ton ordered by the President goes into
effect, TO renew these licenses II the
prohibition ban Is ever taken of under
the present law. No new license can
be Issued for premises on which an ex-
else license has been surrendered.
The new legislation will make viola
ton OF the Federal prohibition act a
misdemeanor.